Incidence of second primary tumours among childhood cancer survivors
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A methodological issue in the analysis of second-primary cancer incidence in long-term survivors of childhood cancers.
Survival of childhood cancer patients has increased remarkably in the last several decades due to therapeutic improvements. Associated with this progress is the emerging need to accurately assess/minimize late effects of cancer therapy in long-term survivors. This paper considers a methodological issue in assessing the risk of second-primary malignant neoplasms, a major late effect of concern, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Cancer
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0007-0920,1532-1827
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1987.200