ABSTRACT
Children with brain and spinal tumors account for 20-25% of childhood cancers. Until the early 1990s there had been little progress in the development of new treatments, and outcomes were not improving despite advances seen in other childhood cancers. During the past 10 years, however, there has been a dramatic increase in interest in the subject a
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part II. Epidemiology
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Part III. Diagnosis and treatment planning
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Part IV. Treatment techniques and neurotoxicities
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Part V. Disease-specific multidisciplinary management
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18b Germ-cell tumors: a commentary
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Part VI. Late consequences and supportive care