Childhood cancer

Incidence and spatial patterns in the city of Campinas, Brazil, 1996-2005

Bibliographic Data

ID15530822
AuthorsJane Kelly Oliveira Friestino (0000-0002-5432-9560, corresponding author), Denisa Mendonça (0000-0003-4835-8944), Pedro Oliveira (0000-0002-0321-9812), Carla Maria Oliveira (0000-0002-4594-1723, Polytechnic Institute of Porto), Djalma De Carvalho Moreira Filho (0000-0002-7943-0868)
Year2018
Volume14
Issue1
Pages51-51
Publication date2018-04-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSalud Colectiva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1669-2381 • E-ISSN: 1851-8265
PublisherInstituto de Salud Colectiva, Universidad Nacional de Lanús (PUBLISHER • AR)
DOI10.18294/sc.2018.1200
PMID30020360
OpenAlexW2797662135
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

This article analyzes cancer incidence and spatial patterns in children and adolescents (0-19 years of age) residing in the city of Campinas in Southeastern Brazil who were diagnosed from 1996-2005. Cancers were classified according to the Third International Classification of Childhood Cancer (ICCC-3) Groups. The four most common groups were studied: leukemias, lymphomas, and central nervous system and soft tissue neoplasms. Age-standardized incidence rates were calculated using the world standard population. A spatial Bayesian hierarchical regression model (controlling for data heterogeneity and spatial autocorrelation) was fitted, assuming that the number of cancer cases follows a Poisson distribution. A total of 180 cases were diagnosed during the study period. Overall, the crude incidence rate was 54.2 per million and the age-standardized incidence rate was 56.5 per million. Although some regions present higher incidence rates, considering the spatial heterogeneity and the spatial autocorrelation, no statistically significant differences in the relative risks were observed

Cancer · Cancer incidence · Childhood cancer · Geography · Incidence (geometry · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Mathematics · Medicine · Internal Medicine