Sentences with phrase «declines in young adolescents»

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Approximately 175000 cancer cases are diagnosed annually in children younger than age 15 years worldwide, 1 with an annual increase of around 0.9 % in incidence rate in the developed world, only partly explained by improved diagnosis and reporting.1, 2 Childhood cancer is rare and its survival rate has increased significantly over the years owing to advancement in treatment technologies; however, it is still a leading cause of death among children and adolescents in developed countries, ranking second among children aged 1 to 14 years in the United States, surpassed only by accidents.1, 3 Childhood cancer is also emerging as a major cause of death in the last few years in Asia, Central and South America, Northwest Africa, and the Middle East, where death rates from preventable communicable diseases are declining.2

While cigarette use has declined in recent years in the United States, the use of e-cigarettes is increasing, especially among adolescents and young adults.

As young adolescents make the transition into high school, many experience a decline in grades and attendance (Barone, Aguirre - Deandreis, & Trickett, 1991); they view themselves more negatively and experience an increased need for friendships (Hertzog et al., 1996); and by the end of 10th grade, as many as 6 % drop out of school (Owings & Peng, 1992).

This 10 - year Australian study examines young men and women who were adolescents when their parents divorced for a «sleeper effect» whereby young women are said to experience a divorce - induced decline in adjustment in early adulthood.

Poor self - care behavior would seem to be the obvious explanatory variable for the decline in metabolic control, as adolescents with diabetes are more likely to have problems with self - care behavior than adults and younger children (Delameter, 2000a).