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childhood pancreatic cancer  

Definition

  • PANCREATIC TUMORS RARELY occur in childhood. Although pancreatic cancer is the fifth leading cancer in adults in the United States, childhood pancreatic cancers represent less than 5 percent of all malignancies in children under age 15 years. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Pancreatic Cancer, Childhood]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-KDGRJD1R-8

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