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Epidemiology of childhood cancer in India
There has been enormous progress in the treatment of childhood cancer
in the developed world and the epidemiology in these countries is well
described. Hitherto, there has been no attempt to systematically study
the burden of childhood cancer in India or to understand how the
occurrence and outcome of the disease varies across the country. We
have reviewed the epidemiology (incidence, survival, and mortality) of
childhood cancer across different population-based cancer registries in
India and also compared it with data from the resource-rich countries.
Incidence and mortality data were obtained from the National Cancer
Registry Program Reports and the Cancer Incidence in 5 Continents
publications. Further, a comprehensive review of medical literature was
done for information on individual cancers as well as survival data.
1.6 to 4.8% of all cancer in India is seen in children below 15 years
of age and the overall incidence of 38 to 124 per million children, per
year, is lower than that in the developed world. The considerable
inter-regional variation in incidence and mortality rates across India
suggests a possible deficiency in ascertainment of cases and death
notification, particularly in rural areas. The marked male
preponderance of Hodgkin\u2032s disease, lower incidence of central
nervous system tumors, and higher incidence of retinoblastoma merit
further analysis
Epidemiology of childhood cancer in India
There has been enormous progress in the treatment of childhood cancer
in the developed world and the epidemiology in these countries is well
described. Hitherto, there has been no attempt to systematically study
the burden of childhood cancer in India or to understand how the
occurrence and outcome of the disease varies across the country. We
have reviewed the epidemiology (incidence, survival, and mortality) of
childhood cancer across different population-based cancer registries in
India and also compared it with data from the resource-rich countries.
Incidence and mortality data were obtained from the National Cancer
Registry Program Reports and the Cancer Incidence in 5 Continents
publications. Further, a comprehensive review of medical literature was
done for information on individual cancers as well as survival data.
1.6 to 4.8% of all cancer in India is seen in children below 15 years
of age and the overall incidence of 38 to 124 per million children, per
year, is lower than that in the developed world. The considerable
inter-regional variation in incidence and mortality rates across India
suggests a possible deficiency in ascertainment of cases and death
notification, particularly in rural areas. The marked male
preponderance of Hodgkin′s disease, lower incidence of central
nervous system tumors, and higher incidence of retinoblastoma merit
further analysis
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