Journal article
Cancer in 15- to 29-Year-Olds by Primary Site
Abstract
INCIDENCE: Cancer occurring between the ages of 15 and 30 years is 2.7 times more common than cancer occurring during the first 15 years of life, yet is much less common than cancer in older age groups, and accounts for just 2% of all invasive cancer. Cancer in adolescents and young adults is unique in the distribution of the types that occur. Hodgkin lymphoma, melanoma, testis cancer, female genital tract malignancies, thyroid cancer, …
Authors
Bleyer A; Viny A; Barr R
Journal
The Oncologist, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 590–601
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
June 1, 2006
DOI
10.1634/theoncologist.11-6-590
ISSN
1083-7159