Background Primary brain tumors are a heterogeneous group of benign and malignant
tumors arising from the brain parenchyma and its surrounding structures. The epidemiology …

The present contribution reports childhood cancer incidence and survival rates as well as
time trends and geographical variation. The report is based on the databases of population …

Background Cancer is rare before age 20 years. We aimed to use the European database of
childhood and adolescent cancer cases, within the Automated Childhood Cancer …

Childhood cancer is rare everywhere in the world, with age-standardized annual incidence
usually between 70 and 160 per million at age 0–14 years. Greater variation is seen …

This paper describes the incidence and survival of childhood central nervous system (CNS)
tumours in Europe for the period 1978–1997. A total of 19,531 cases, aged 0–14years, from …

Cancer patients aged 15–24 years have distinct special needs. High quality cancer statistics
are required for service planning. Data presented by primary site are inappropriate for this …

Within the framework of the Automated Childhood Cancer Information System (ACCIS), time
trend analyses for childhood cancer were performed using data from 33 population-based …

BACKGROUND: Malignant germ cell tumors (GCTs) are a rare and a heterogeneous group
of pediatric cancers. The incidence rate has increased in some populations or subgroups …

Abstract Background In 1996, Mexico started to register cases of childhood cancer. Here, we
describe the incidence of cancer in children, residing in ten Mexican jurisdictions, who were …

Background Although some countries have observed a stabilization in the incidence of CNS,
an increasing incidence has been reported from multiple studies. Recent observations point …