Incidence and time trends of childhood hematological neoplasms: a 36-year population-based study in the southern European context, 1983-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hematological neoplasms (HNs) are the first and most common childhood cancers globally. Currently, there is a lack of updated population-based data on the incidence of these cancers in the Spanish pediatric population. This study aimed to describe the incidence and incidence trends of HNs in children (0-14 years) in Spain using data from the Spanish Network of Cancer Registries and to compare the results with other southern European countries.

Methods

Data were extracted from 15 Spanish population-based cancer registries between 1983 and 2018. Cases were coded according to the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, third edition, first revision, and grouped according to the International Classification of Childhood Cancer, third editi

SUBMITTER: Trallero J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10408119 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature