title: Patterns of childhood cancer in Hawai'i between 1975 and 2000.
abstract: This study investigated the 25-year incidence of childhood cancer in Hawai'i, including sex, age, and ethnic differences and time trends. Leukemia was the most common diagnosis. Japanese in Hawai'i have lower pediatric cancer rates than for the United States. Previous trends toward increasing ethnic disparities in incidence rates were not found. Growing numbers of survivors imply the need for increased follow-up care.
authors.affiliation: John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu 96813, USA.
authors.forename: Stella
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wenceslao
authors.forename: Carolyn C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Gotay
authors.forename: Leo Wang-Kit
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Kami
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007938:Leukemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008495:Medical Oncology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D010372:Pediatrics; D018426:SEER Program; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology