Incidence, mortality, and survival of hematological malignancies in Northern Italian patients: an update to 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hematological malignancies (HMs) represent a heterogeneous group of diseases with diverse etiology, pathogenesis, and prognosis. HMs' accurate registration by Cancer Registries (CRs) is hampered by the progressive de-hospitalization of patients and the transition to molecular rather than microscopic diagnosis.

Material and methods

A dedicated software capable of automatically identifying suspected HMs cases by combining several databases was adopted by Reggio Emilia Province CR (RE-CR). Besides pathological reports, hospital discharge archives, and mortality records, RE-CR retrieved information from general and biomolecular laboratories. Incidence, mortality, and 5-year relative survival (RS) reported according to age, sex, and 4 HMs' main categories, were noted.<

SUBMITTER: Mangone L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10391155 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature