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Population-based risks of CNS tumors in survivors of childhood cancer: the British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 20 Dec 2010
Taylor Aliki J, Little Mark P, Winter David L, Sugden Elaine, Ellison David W, Stiller Charles A, Stovall Marilyn, Frobisher Clare, Lancashire Emma R, Reulen Raoul C, Hawkins Michael M
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PURPOSE: CNS tumors are the most common second primary neoplasm (SPN) observed after childhood cancer in Britain, but the relationship of risk to doses of previous radiotherapy and chemotherapy is uncertain. METHODS: The British Childhood Cancer Survivor Study is a national, population-based, cohort study of 17,980 individuals surviving at least 5 years after diagnosis of childhood cancer. Linkage to national,...
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