Incidence, pathology and outcome of gynaecological cancer in patients under the age of 21 years in South-west England 1995-2004: Comparison of data from regional, national and international registries

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 722-727

  Hannemann, M ^a   Weeks, J ^b   Evans, A ^b   Pring, A ^b   Hirschowitz, L ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b South West Public Health Observatory ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childhood; Gynaecological cancer; Survival; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; GERM CELL TUMOR; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INFANT; NEWBORN; OVARY CANCER; PELVIS CANCER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERUS CANCER; VAGINA CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 57449105149     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610802463462     Document Type: Article

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