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Childhood Cancer

Cancer is a leading cause of death in children, second only to accidental injury, and is responsible for approximately 10 percent of deaths in children. More than 10,000 new cases of childhood cancer are diagnosed each year in the United States. The rapid strides that have been made in the treatment of childhood cancer are largely the result of studies by national groups of investigators. Indeed, the Pediatric Oncology Group and the Children's Cancer Group are being consolidated into a single entity called the Children's Oncology Group, which should further facilitate cooperative trials in the treatment of pediatric cancers.

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Wilms' Tumor

Neuroblastoma

Transplantation

Trauma

Prevention of Injury

Injuries of Abdominal Solid Organs

Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Surgery

Source Information

From the Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine — both in Philadelphia.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Adzick at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th St. and Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104.

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