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Pediatric oncology can be considered a very young discipline within pediatrics. For a long time, children with cancer were treated by a surgeon, a general practitioner, or a radiologist and the outcome was dismal. But looking back into history gives an idea about the groundwork.
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Scheinemann, K. (2012). Introduction: Pediatric Oncology. In: Scheinemann, K., Boyce, A. (eds) Emergencies in Pediatric Oncology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1174-1_1
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