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Thyroid, kidney cancers rise slightly in kids; overall childhood cancer rate is stable: Study
2014-09-09 11:55:22| Biotech - Topix.net
Children's kidney and thyroid cancers have increased in recent years, and though the diseases are rare, experts wonder if the rising rates could be related to obesity. The rate for all childhood cancers combined, 171 cases per million children, remained stable from 2001 to 2009 although slight increases were seen in blacks and adolescents, according to a report from researchers at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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