The growing prevalence of childhood cancer survivors in Australia

Survivors of childhood cancer have an increased risk of long‐term health issues arising mostly from the side effects of treatment. Using population‐based data from the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry (ACCR) for children aged 0–14 at diagnosis between 1983 and 2018, there were a total of 17,468...

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Published in:Pediatric blood & cancer 2023-07, Vol.70 (7), p.e30383-n/a
Main Authors: Youlden, Danny R., Steliarova‐Foucher, Eva, Gini, Andrea, Silva, Neimar De Paula, Aitken, Joanne F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Australia
Australia - epidemiology
Cancer
Cancer Survivors
Child
Childhood
Children
Hematology
Humans
Neoplasms - therapy
Oncology
Pediatrics
Prevalence
registry data
Survival
Survivors
survivors of childhood cancer
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Summary:Survivors of childhood cancer have an increased risk of long‐term health issues arising mostly from the side effects of treatment. Using population‐based data from the Australian Childhood Cancer Registry (ACCR) for children aged 0–14 at diagnosis between 1983 and 2018, there were a total of 17,468 prevalent cases of childhood cancer survivors on 31 December 2018. We also found an 80% increase in the number of 5‐year prevalent cases, from 1979 in 1988 to 3566 in 2018. Both short‐ and long‐term prevalence estimates are important for monitoring childhood cancer survivorship and planning for the specific needs of this expanding cohort.
ISSN:1545-5009
1545-5017
DOI:10.1002/pbc.30383