title: Childhood cancer: A growing problem.
abstract: Childhood cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death among children in the United States,and rates are increasing by approximately 1% each year. Unfortunately,the science of epidemiology has not provided definitive answers to the question of why cancer strikes children.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology