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Haematologica, Vol 92, Issue 9, 1258-1261 doi:10.3324/haematol.11310
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Epidemiology

Expected number of childhood cancers in Italy from 2001 to 2015

Iacopo Baussano, Milena Maria Maule, Elisa Dama, Paola Dalmasso, Maria Luisa Mosso, Mario Galzerano, Franco Merletti, Corrado Magnani, Guido Pastore

From Childhood Cancer Registry of Piedmont. Cancer Epidemiology Unit, CPO Piemonte, CeRMS, S.Giovanni Hospital and University of Torino (IB, MMM, ED, MLM, FM, CM, GP); Division of Epidemiology and Public Health and Primary Care, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, Norfolk Place, W2 1PG, London, UK (IB); Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Torino (PD); Unit of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara (MG, CM); Division of Paediatrics, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara (GP)

Correspondence: Iacopo Baussano MD, MSc., Childhood Cancer Registry of Piedmont, Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Via Santena, 7, 10126 Torino, Italy. E-mail: iacopo.baussano{at}cpo.it

The total number of children with incident cancer in Italy has never been specifically estimated. Specialized population-based Childhood Cancer Registries have only been operating in Piedmont (CCRP) and in the Marche region, while general population cancer registries cover about 20% of the Italian population. The number of expected cases of childhood cancer (0–14 years) in Italy in the period 2001–2015 has been estimated using CCRP incidence rates and annual percentage changes. The expected number of cases of all cancer types were 8,132, 8,672 and 8,944 in the periods 2001–2005, 2006–2010 and 2011–2015 respectively. These figures help evaluate the allocation of resoures for the care of child cancer patients in Italy, and to estimate the number of cases expected to enter clinical trials.

Key words: childhood, cancer, expected number.






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