Cancer in 15- to 29-Year-Olds by Primary Site Journal Articles

abstract

• Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to: Define the cancers most common in 15- to 29-year-olds.Identify the variations in cancer histology in this age group according to age, sex, and race/ethnicity.Interpret survival trend differences during the past quarter century.Interpret incidence and survival according to sex, race/ethnicity, and age groups.Discuss areas where progress has been suboptimal in managing cancer in 15- to 29-year-olds. Access and take the CME test online and receive 1 AMA PRA category 1 credit at CME.TheOncologist.com

authors

• Bleyer, Archie
• Viny, Aaron
• Barr, Ronald Duncan

status

• published 

publication date

• June 1, 2006

has subject area

• 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis (FoR)
• Adolescent (MeSH)
• Adult (MeSH)
• Age Factors (MeSH)
• Female (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Incidence (MeSH)
• Male (MeSH)
• Neoplasms (MeSH)
• Oncology & Carcinogenesis (Science Metrix)
• Survival Rate (MeSH)
• United States (MeSH)

published in

• Oncologist  Journal

keywords

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Age Factors
• Female
• Humans
• Incidence
• Male
• Neoplasms
• Survival Rate
• United States

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1634/theoncologist.11-6-590

PubMed ID

• 16794238

start page

• 590

end page

• 601

volume

• 11

issue

• 6