title: Racial differences in childhood tumors.
abstract: The purpose of this brief review is to inform the reader of the appearance of childhood neoplasms along racial and ethnic lines. The Lag time, general aspects and specific tumors, such as astrocytomas, medulloblastomas and those of the skin, including cases affecting the face and mouth, are discussed. Other tumors discussed are melanomas, those of the nasopharynx, liver, bone, Hodgkin's disease and especially leukemias as primary forms. Special emphasis was put on the racial and other variabilities producing various combinations and specific responses to treatment.
authors.affiliation: International Society for the Study of Comparative Oncology, Inc., Silver Spring, MD 20901, USA.
authors.forename: Hans E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bodey
authors.forename: Stuart E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: Bela
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bodey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005006:Ethnicity; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000235:genetics; D044469:Racial Groups; D012307:Risk Factors