Pediatric Cancer Burden in Different Regions of India: Analysis of Published Data From 33 Population-Based Cancer Registries
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2023-07
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Indian Academy of Pediatrics
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Objective:To provide the regional pediatric cancer (age-group 0-14 years) burden and pattern in India utilizing published data of population-based cancer registries established under the National Cancer Registry Programme and Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai. Methods:Based on the geographic locations, the population-based cancer registries were categorized into six regions. The age-specific incidence rate was calculated using the number of pediatric cancer cases and population in the respective age-group. Age-standardized incidence rate per million and 95% CI were calculated.Results: In India, 2% of all cases were pediatric cancer. The agestandardized incidence rate (95% CI) for boys and girls is 95.1 (94.3-95.9) and 65.5 (64.8-66.2) per million population, respectively. Registries from northern India reported the highest rate; while the lowest rate was in northeastern India. Conclusion:There is a need to establish pediatric cancer registries in different regions of India to know the accurate pediatric cancer burden.
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Incidence, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Surveillance.
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Budukh Atul, Bagal Sonali, Thakur Jarnail Singh, Khanna Divya, Sancheti Sankalp, Banavali Shripad. Pediatric Cancer Burden in Different Regions of India: Analysis of Published Data From 33 Population-Based Cancer Registries. Indian Pediatrics. 2023 Jul; 60(7): 541-545