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Central Nervous System

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Pediatric Oncology Nursing

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SCC is uncommon in children. Consequently, there is a paucity in the data concerning SCC in children; however, it has been reported to occur in 2.7–5% of children with cancer and in 4% of children at diagnosis of cancer (Kelly and Lange 1997).

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Belmore, J., Tomlinson, D. (2010). Central Nervous System. In: Tomlinson, D., Kline, N.E. (eds) Pediatric Oncology Nursing. Pediatric Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87984-8_23

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