Abstract
Objectives
To provide an overview of childhood cancer incidence in India between 2012-2014.
Methods
Secondary data analysis on age-adjusted rates of cancer incidence for children (0-14 years) were collected from the report of the National Cancer Registry Programme in the year 2016.
Results
Age-adjusted rates of childhood cancer incidence ranged from 18.5 per million in the state of Nagaland to 235.3 per million in Delhi for boys. The rates were 11.4 per million in East Khasi Hill district and 152.3 per million in Delhi for girls. Leukemia was the most predominant cancer for both boys and girls. Lymphoma was the second most common cancer in boys, and brain tumors in girls.
Conclusion
Childhood cancer incidence is increasing in India compared to population-based cancer registry survey of 2009-2011. Cancers are mostly affecting 0-4 years age group, and there is a rising trend of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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Das, S., Paul, D.K., Anshu, K. et al. Childhood cancer incidence in India betweem 2012 and 2014: Report of a population-based cancer registry. Indian Pediatr 54, 1033–1036 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-017-1207-y
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