Marginal Decrease in Mortality and Marked Increase in Incidence as a Result of Neuroblastoma Screening at 6 Months of Age: Cohort Study in Seven Prefectures in Japan

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PURPOSE: To determine the usefulness of 6-month screening for neuroblastoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The cumulative incidence rates (IRs) and cumulative mortality rates (MRs) of neuroblastoma in children younger than 60 months of age were analyzed for control (n = 713,025), qualitative screening (Qual Screen, n = 1,142,519), and quantitative screening (Quan Screen, n = 550,331) cohorts, and for Screened and...

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