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Childhood brain tumor epidemiology: a brain tumor epidemiology consortium review.

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Johnson, KJ; Cullen, J; Barnholtz-Sloan, JS; Ostrom, QT; Langer, CE; Turner, MC; McKean-Cowdin, R; Fisher, JL; Lupo, PJ; Partap, S ...
Published in: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
December 2014

Childhood brain tumors are the most common pediatric solid tumor and include several histologic subtypes. Although progress has been made in improving survival rates for some subtypes, understanding of risk factors for childhood brain tumors remains limited to a few genetic syndromes and ionizing radiation to the head and neck. In this report, we review descriptive and analytical epidemiology childhood brain tumor studies from the past decade and highlight priority areas for future epidemiology investigations and methodological work that is needed to advance our understanding of childhood brain tumor causes. Specifically, we summarize the results of a review of studies published since 2004 that have analyzed incidence and survival in different international regions and that have examined potential genetic, immune system, developmental and birth characteristics, and environmental risk factors. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 23(12); 2716-36. ©2014 AACR.

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Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev

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1538-7755

Publication Date

December 2014

Volume

23

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12

Start / End Page

2716 / 2736

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Humans
  • Epidemiology
  • Child
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Johnson, K. J., Cullen, J., Barnholtz-Sloan, J. S., Ostrom, Q. T., Langer, C. E., Turner, M. C., … Scheurer, M. E. (2014). Childhood brain tumor epidemiology: a brain tumor epidemiology consortium review. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 23(12), 2716–2736. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0207
Johnson, Kimberly J., Jennifer Cullen, Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan, Quinn T. Ostrom, Chelsea E. Langer, Michelle C. Turner, Roberta McKean-Cowdin, et al. “Childhood brain tumor epidemiology: a brain tumor epidemiology consortium review.Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 23, no. 12 (December 2014): 2716–36. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0207.
Johnson KJ, Cullen J, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Ostrom QT, Langer CE, Turner MC, et al. Childhood brain tumor epidemiology: a brain tumor epidemiology consortium review. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Dec;23(12):2716–36.
Johnson, Kimberly J., et al. “Childhood brain tumor epidemiology: a brain tumor epidemiology consortium review.Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, vol. 23, no. 12, Dec. 2014, pp. 2716–36. Pubmed, doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0207.
Johnson KJ, Cullen J, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Ostrom QT, Langer CE, Turner MC, McKean-Cowdin R, Fisher JL, Lupo PJ, Partap S, Schwartzbaum JA, Scheurer ME. Childhood brain tumor epidemiology: a brain tumor epidemiology consortium review. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Dec;23(12):2716–2736.

Published In

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev

DOI

EISSN

1538-7755

Publication Date

December 2014

Volume

23

Issue

12

Start / End Page

2716 / 2736

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Humans
  • Epidemiology
  • Child
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • 42 Health sciences
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences