Childhood cancers--New Jersey, 1979-1985.
In New Jersey, cancers among children aged 0-14 years account for fewer than 1% of all cancers diagnosed annually; however, childhood cancers account for the greatest number of years of potential life lost from cancer. This report summarizes a study by the New Jersey State Department of Health (NJSDH) that determined the incidence and death rates for the most frequent cancers among children aged 0-14 years in New Jersey during 1979-1985; these rates are compared with those for the United States for a comparable period.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D009515:New Jersey / Q000453:epidemiology; D012042:Registries; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology