Liu J
Children's Defense Fund, Washington, DC 20001.
Cancer. 1993 May 15;71(10 Suppl):3351-3. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19930515)71:10+<3351::aid-cncr2820711736>3.0.co;2-e.
Although childhood cancers are rare, cancer is the second leading cause of death among children. Over the course of the last 2 decades, improved therapies have dramatically reduced the number of children who die of cancer. However, the incidence of cancer among children has not fallen. Consequently, the number of children who survive cancer has increased rapidly. As a result, greater attention needs to be paid to the resources available to meet the long-term medical, rehabilitative, psychologic, and social needs of children with cancer.
尽管儿童癌症较为罕见，但癌症却是儿童死亡的第二大主要原因。在过去20年里，治疗方法的改进显著减少了死于癌症的儿童数量。然而，儿童癌症的发病率并未下降。因此，癌症存活儿童的数量迅速增加。结果，需要更加关注可用于满足癌症患儿长期医疗、康复、心理和社会需求的资源。
