Childhood cancer in Louisiana 1988-1996.
J La State Med Soc
; 154(2): 91-9, 2002.
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| ID: mdl-12014461
ABSTRACT
Utilizing data from the Louisiana Tumor Registry, cancer incidence among children younger than 15 years of age is presented by major cancer type, according to the primarily histology-based International Classification of Childhood Cancer scheme. Cases include those diagnosed and/or treated at any hospitals and medical facilities in Louisiana, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, M.D. Anderson in Houston, and from neighboring states. Rates were age-adjusted, presented as rates per million, and were compared to the combined rates of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. The significance of rate differences were assessed at 0.05 level. From 1988-1996, about 125 children were diagnosed with cancer each year. In general, rates are higher in younger than older children, males than females, and white children than African-American children. The five most common childhood cancers are leukemias (28% of total cases), central nervous system malignancies (22%), lymphomas (13%), renal tumors (8.4%), and soft tissue sarcomas (7.6%). Major findings of these cancers and their associated risk factors are presented.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sarcoma
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Leucemia
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Neoplasias do Sistema Nervoso Central
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Neoplasias Renais
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Linfoma
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J La State Med Soc
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article