Cancer incidence and survival trends among infants in the United States from 1975 to 2014.
Haijun WangMaria Carmenza MejiaSandra J GonzalezRoger J ZoorobWeiwen ChaiXianglin L DuPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2021)
Cancer incidence among infants increased over time largely driven by leukemia, germ cell, and sarcoma mainly among male infants. The overall survival for infant cancer has improved over the past 40 years, especially since 1990 for hepatic tumors, lymphoma, and leukemia. Further research is needed to explore the potential impacts of genetic, environmental, and perinatal factors for possible explanations for these increased cancer incidence trends.