Incidence of cancer in children aged 0–14 years in Taiwan, 1996–2010. Issue 1 (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Yen-Lin; Lo, Wei-Cheng; Chiang, Chun-Ju; Yang, Ya-Wen; Lu, Meng-Yao; Hsu, Wen-Ming; Ho, Wan-Ling; Li, Meng-Ju; Miser, James S.; Lin, Dong-Tsamn; Lai, Mei-Shu
• Is Part Of: Cancer epidemiology. Volume 39:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 21
• Page End: 28
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: Cancer -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Carcinogenesis -- Periodicals; 616.994005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2014.11.010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-7821

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">We use population-based data to analyze cancer incidence of age 0–14 in Taiwan during 1996–2010.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Taiwan has a lower but increasing incidence of childhood cancer.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Incidence of germ cell tumors and hepatic tumors are higher in Taiwan.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>