Epidemiology of childhood cancer.
Epidemiology of childhood cancer.
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DOI：
10.1186/1476-069x-10-s1-s8
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发表时间：
2011-04-05
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Terracini B
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Terracini B
至少在经济发达国家，在过去几十年里，儿童癌症的发病率有所增加，这种增加不太可能是人为的。增加的原因尚未确定：可预防的环境暴露可能发挥作用。急性淋巴细胞白血病的年龄分布也发生了变化。目前，患有癌症的儿童可以成功治疗和治愈。然而，由于癌症护理资源分配不均，各国获得最佳治疗的机会差别很大。任何对癌症儿童命运的双重标准在道德上都是不可接受的。
At least in economically developed countries, in the last decades, the incidence of childhood cancer has increased and the increase is unlikely to be an artefact. Causes of the increase have not been identified: a role of preventable environmental exposures is possible. Changes have also occurred in the age distribution of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Currently, children with cancer can be successfully treated and cured. However, access to the best therapy differs widely among countries because of the unequal distribution of resources for cancer care. Any double standard in the fate of children with cancer is ethically unacceptable.