Transplantation for congenital heart disease is associated with an increased risk of Epstein-Barr virus-related post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in children.

Background: Children undergoing heart transplant are at higher risk of developing post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) than other solid organ recipients. The factors driving that risk are unclear. This study investigated risk factors for PTLD in children transplanted at 1 of 2 United Kingdom pediatric cardiac transplantation centers.

Epidemiology of leukaemia and lymphoma in children and young adults from the north of England, 1990-2002.

Aim: We aimed to describe and contrast the epidemiology of haematological malignancies among 0-14 and 15-24-year-olds in northern England from 1990 to 2002 and compare clinical trial entry by age group.

Patients And Methods: Incidence rates were examined by age, sex and period of diagnosis and differences were tested using Poisson regression. Differences and trends in survival were assessed using Cox regression.

Do as I say or die: compliance in adolescents with cancer.

Adolescence is a time of great physical change and maturing brain function. This leads to adolescents establishing independence and coming to terms with the implications of their own actions. Not surprisingly, this phase is characterized by experimentation with both constructive and destructive behavior.

Cancer in adolescents and young adults aged 15-24 years: a report from the North of England young person's malignant disease registry, UK.

Background: Descriptions of population-based data have rarely been published specifically for adolescents and young adults with cancer.

Procedure: Data on young adults (15-24 years) diagnosed with cancer in the North of England from 1968 to 1997 were obtained from the Northern Region Young Person's Malignant Disease Registry. Temporal changes in incidence and survival rates were investigated.

Factors influencing early failure of central venous catheters in children with cancer.

Background: The authors report the results of a prospective, multicenter, multidisciplinary study of central venous catheters (CVCs) in pediatric oncology patients analyzing factors involved in early failure.

Methods: Information was collected from parent-held records on the fate of 824 devices inserted over a 20-month period, 415 of which were no longer in situ.

Results: Within the first 7 weeks after insertion, there were 66 failures, all occurring in external lines.