RT Book, Section
A1 Bailey, Jessica A.
A1 Mickley, Megan
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1166596323
T1 Oncologic Emergencies in Infants and Children
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166596323
RD 2024/04/24
AB Children  and  adolescents  develop  different  types  of  cancers  than  adults.  The  5-year  survival  rate  for  all  childhood  (0  to  19  years  of  age)  cancers  in  the  United  States  has  been  steadily  increasing  and  is  currently  83%  to  84%1;  however,  malignant  neoplasms  remain  the  second  leading  cause  of  death  for  U.S.  children  age  5  to  14  years.2  The  most  common  childhood  malignancies  are  discussed  below.