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  2. Cancer in adolescents and young adults - Wikipedia

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    Cancer in adolescents and young adults is cancer which occurs in those between the ages of 15 and 39. [1] This occurs in about 70,000 people a year in the United States—accounting for about 5 percent of cancers. This is about six times the number of cancers diagnosed in children ages 0–14. [1]

  3. List of cancer mortality rates in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Age adjusted mortality rates per 100,000 people, 2013-2017. [1] All Cancer: 158.3 Oral cancer: 0.0 Esophageal cancer: 3.9 Stomach cancer: 3.1 Colorectal cancer: 13.9 Liver cancer and bile duct cancer: 6.6 Gallbladder cancer: 0.6 Pancreatic cancer: 11.0 Laryngeal cancer: 1.0 Lung cancer: 40.2 Tracheal cancer (including other respiratory organs) 0.1

  4. Adolescent and young adult oncology - Wikipedia

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    Adolescent and young adult oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer in adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients aged 16–40. Studies have continuously shown that while pediatric cancer survival rates have gone up, the survival rate for adolescents and young adults has remained stagnant.

  5. Childhood cancer - Wikipedia

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    Adolescent and young adult oncology (AYA): AYA is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer in adolescents and young adults, often defined as those aged 13–30. Studies have continuously shown that while pediatric cancer survival rates have gone up, the survival rate for adolescents and young ...

  6. Category:Deaths from cancer - Wikipedia

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    This category is for people who died of some form of cancer. Please respect people's medical privacy . Information about people's health must always be supported by high-quality, non-self-published reliable sources .

  7. Category:Deaths from cancer in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Deaths from cancer in the United States" The following 81 pages are in this category, out of 81 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  8. Epidemiology of cancer - Wikipedia

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    The epidemiology of cancer is the study of the factors affecting cancer, as a way to infer possible trends and causes. The study of cancer epidemiology uses epidemiological methods to find the cause of cancer and to identify and develop improved treatments. This area of study must contend with problems of lead time bias and length time bias ...

  9. Category:Pediatric cancers - Wikipedia

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    This category includes pediatric cancers, (including benign neoplasms) in fetuses, infants, children, teens, and young adults. Note that most pediatric cancers are also rare cancers: see Category:Rare cancers.