Il Registro dei Tumori Infantili del Piemonte. Epidemiologia descrittiva dei tumori maligni in età pediatrica in Piemonte, 1967-1994.

Translated title of the contribution: Pediatric Tumor Registry of Piedmont. Descriptive epidemiology of malignant tumors in children in Piedmont, 1976-1994

G. Pastore, M. L. Mosso, P. Dalmasso, C. Magnani

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Abstract

Since 1967, the Childhood Cancer Registry of Piedmont measures cancer incidence and lethality among children aged 0-14 residents in the Region. Two thousand seven hundred twenty cases were recorded in the period 1967-94. Males were 55.4%. The highest frequency was observed in the age class 0-4 including 41.3% of cases. The most frequent malignancies were: Acute Lymphocytic Leukemias, CNS Tumours and Lymphomas. Incidence rates showed limited variation, both for total neoplasm and for the largest diagnostic categories. On the contrary, lethality decreased markedly: rate (per million children years) was 77.2 in 1967-69 and 59.4 in 1988-94. This trend as more evident for acute leukemias and CNS tumours. Better diagnostic techniques, anticancer and support therapies are the likely explanation for the improved prognosis. Prevalence increased, as a consequence of improved survival and curability: in the Province of Torino it increased from 62 cases per 100,000 children (age 0-14) in 1980 to 98 cases in 1994.

Translated title of the contributionPediatric Tumor Registry of Piedmont. Descriptive epidemiology of malignant tumors in children in Piedmont, 1976-1994
Original languageItalian
Pages (from-to)360-368
Number of pages9
JournalEpidemiologia e prevenzione
Volume23
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 1999
Externally publishedYes

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