Cancer in Children
Harris J. G. International Union Against Cancer. Ed(S): Bloom
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Paperback. Editor(s): Bloom, Harris J. G. Num Pages: 320 pages, 151 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
With the fall in mortality from infectious diseases, the· impact of childhood cancer in the Western World has increased to become the second commonest cause of death in the age group 1-14 years, being surpassed only by accidents. However, even in those countries in which paediatric cancer is attracting increasing interest, the disease is relatively uncommon, and the number of cases seen by any one physician, even in a large general hospital, is often limited to one or two a year. The widely held view by parents and even by many doctors that cancer in childhood is usually untreatable and ... Read more
With the fall in mortality from infectious diseases, the· impact of childhood cancer in the Western World has increased to become the second commonest cause of death in the age group 1-14 years, being surpassed only by accidents. However, even in those countries in which paediatric cancer is attracting increasing interest, the disease is relatively uncommon, and the number of cases seen by any one physician, even in a large general hospital, is often limited to one or two a year. The widely held view by parents and even by many doctors that cancer in childhood is usually untreatable and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387072616
SKU
V9780387072616
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