TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Childhood Cancer
A1  - Degar, Barbara
A1  - Isakoff, Michael
A2  - Zaoutis, Lisa B.
A2  - Chiang, Vincent W.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e
AB  - Childhood  cancer  is  rare,  with  only  approximately  10,000  new  cases  diagnosed  each  year  in  the  United  States.  Nonetheless,  cancer  is  the  leading  cause  of  disease-related  mortality  in  children  younger  than  15  years  of  age.1  Pediatricians  and  general  practitioners  commonly  encounter  children  with  vague  symptoms  that  could  signal  an  undiagnosed  cancer.  The  challenge  is  to  identify  those  children  who  warrant  an  evaluation  for  malignancy.  This  chapter  reviews  the  typical  presentations  of  the  most  common  pediatric  hematologic  and  solid  tumors  and  provides  guidelines  for  the  initial  diagnostic  evaluation.  A  review  of  current  therapies  and  expected  outcomes  is  beyond  the  scope  of  this  chapter.  However,  it  can  be  broadly  stated  that  the  majority  of  children  diagnosed  with  cancer  can  be  cured  of  their  disease  with  currently  available  treatment.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146121397
ER  -