Document 1087
 DOCN  M9471087
 TI    Changing trends of primary malignant neoplasms (PMN) in children (C)
       0-15 yr and young adults (YA) 16-35 yr (Meeting abstract).
 DT    9409
 AU    Samuel J; Goyal V; Cook County Hosp., Chicago, IL 60612
 SO    Proc Annu Meet Am Soc Clin Oncol; 13:A535 1994. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE ICDB/94600531
 AB    From January 1984 to December 1991, 7949 patients (pts) with cancer were
       reported in the tumor registry. 822 pts (10%) were up to age 35, of
       which 90 (10%) were in C, females (54%). The common PMN were cervix 23%,
       lymphoma and leukemia (L) 18%, Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS) (10%), breast 6%
       and brain 6%. In C, it was L 36% followed by brain 23%. In YA, it was
       cervix, KS, L, breast. 84% of cervix was Stage 0 and 1 remained constant
       over the years. Data are presented in a table. Findings: Though AIDS is
       on the rise, lymphoma is not increasing. Cervical CA is declining and to
       the contrary KS shows an upward trend. Breast CA also is decreasing in
       recent years which is reported in the screened population. Brain tumor
       in C is increasing.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Brain Neoplasms/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Breast
       Neoplasms/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Cervix Neoplasms/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Child  Child,
       Preschool  Epidemiology/TRENDS  Female  Human  Infant
       Leukemia/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Lymphoma/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Male
       Neoplasms/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Sarcoma, Kaposi's/EPIDEMIOLOGY  MEETING
       ABSTRACT

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