Childhood cancer incidence in India: A review of population-based cancer registries

Objectives To summarize and provide an overview of the childhood cancer incidence reported in 25 population-based cancer registries of India. Methods Secondary data on age-adjusted rates of cancer incidence for children (0–14 years) were collected from the report of the National Cancer Registry Prog...

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Published in:Indian pediatrics 2014-03, Vol.51 (3), p.218-220
Main Authors: Satyanarayana, L., Asthana, Smitha, Preeti Labani, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Incidence
India - epidemiology
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Maternal and Child Health
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Registries
Research Brief
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Summary:Objectives To summarize and provide an overview of the childhood cancer incidence reported in 25 population-based cancer registries of India. Methods Secondary data on age-adjusted rates of cancer incidence for children (0–14 years) were collected from the report of the National Cancer Registry Programme in the year 2013. range of age-adjusted-rates per million children were tabulated for six regions of the country. Results Age-adjusted cancer incidence rates ranged from 18.6 per million to 159.6 per million for boys and 11.3 to 112.4 for girls. The highest incidence was observed for males (159.6) in Southern region of the country and the lowest in North-east in both boys (18.6) and girls (11.3). Leukemia and lymphoma were the commonest malignancies in boys whereas leukemia and brain tumors were commonest in girls. Conclusion Childhood cancer indicidence appears to be increasing in India.
ISSN:0019-6061
0974-7559
DOI:10.1007/s13312-014-0377-0