TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Oncologic and Hematologic Emergencies in Children A1 - Mickley, Megan E. A1 - Gutierrez, Camilo A1 - Carney, Michele A2 - Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 - Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Yealy, Donald M. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Cline, David M. PY - 2016 T2 - Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e AB - Children and adolescents develop different types of cancers than adults. The 5-year survival rate for all childhood (0 to 19 years of age) cancers is now >80%1; however, malignant neoplasms remain the second leading cause of death for U.S. children age 5 to 14 years.2 Globally, the American Cancer Society estimates that less than 40% of children younger than 15 years with cancer are adequately diagnosed and treated.3 The most common childhood malignancies are discussed below. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121498209 ER -