Worldwide Trends in Survival From Common Childhood Brain Tumors: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Fabio Girardi,
Claudia Allemani,
Michel P. Coleman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of global oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2378-9506
DOI - 10.1200/jgo.19.00140
Subject(s) - medicine , medulloblastoma , astrocytoma , observational study , population , brain tumor , survival analysis , relative survival , oncology , glioma , pediatrics , demography , pathology , cancer registry , environmental health , cancer research , sociology
The histology of brain tumors determines treatment and predicts outcome. Population-based survival reflects the effectiveness of a health care system in managing cancer. No systematic review of worldwide variation and time trends in survival from brain tumors in children is currently available.
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