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Dramatic improvements in survival have been achieved for children and adolescents with cancer.[ 1] Between 1975 and 2020

Primary brain tumors, including ependymomas, are a diverse group of diseases that together constitute the most common solid tumor

Cancer, cancer treatment, or diagnostic tests may cause you pain. Pain is one of the most common symptoms in cancer patients. Pain

Retinoblastoma is a pediatric cancer that requires careful integration of multidisciplinary care. Treatment of retinoblastoma aims

Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormal

Stomach cancer is caused by certain changes to the way stomach cells function, especially how they grow and divide into new cells

Cancer prevention is action taken to lower the chance of getting cancer. By preventing cancer, the number of new cases of cancer

GCTs arise from primordial germ cells, which migrate during embryogenesis from the yolk sac through the mesentery to the gonads

This executive summary reviews the topics covered in this PDQ summary on the genetics of breast and gynecologic cancers