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Cancer therapy: know your enemy?
Mike-Andrew Westhoff1, Oliver Brühl2, Klaus-Michael Debatin3
1Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Medical Center Ulm, Eythstrasse 24, 89075, Ulm, Germany. andrew.westhoff@uniklinik-ulm.de.
Background:
Most cancer therapies are devised for adult or even elder patients. However, when dealing with pediatric cancers, additional considerations are needed.
Conclusions:
This review discusses non-classic components of tumors and highlights possible treatment approaches which might be of particular benefit for children and adolescents.
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