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Pediatric cancer registry Turkey: 2009-2016 (TPOG & TPHD)

Authors :
Akif Yeşilipek
M. Tezer Kutluk
Source :
Journal of Clinical Oncology. 35:e22015-e22015
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2017.

Abstract

e22015 Background: Each year 300.000 new cancer cases are expected in children & adolescents aged 0-19 years at global level. Although the long term survival rates have been improved to 85% in high income countries it is lower than this LMICs. Pediatric registries are essential for planning, evaluation, comparison for pediatric cancer care. This study focuses to pediatric cancer registry in Turkey. Methods: Turkish Pediatric Oncology Group and Turkish Pediatric Hematology Association established a WEB based cancer registry in Turkey in 2002. The registry information for 2002-2008 was presented earlier. This study, now, is including the distribution of pediatric cancer registry for the years of 2009-2016. International Childhood Classification System was used in classification. Basic demographic findings, ICD-O-3 morphology & topography codes were recorded for each cases. Results: During the 8 years from 2009 to 2016, 13123 pediatric cancer cases were recorded. For all cases, median age was 6.5 year (0–17; M/F 7356/5759, 3 hermaphrodite). Age distribution was 0–4 yrs, 41.3%; 5–9 yrs, 24.3%; 10–14 yrs , 23.2%; 15–19 yrs, 11.0%. 7 cases older than were registered (%0.1). The distribution of tumor types were [number of cases, percentage of total, median age years, M/F]: Leukemia (3751, 28.6%, 5.5, 2148/1603); Lymphoma and other RES tumors (2381, 18.1%, 9.5, 1613/763); CNS [brain & spinal] (1672, 12.7% , 7.13, 908/764); Symphatetic system (1053, 8.0% , 2.42, 550/503); Retinoblastoma (339, 2.6%, 1.33, 188/151); Renal (675, 5.1%, 3.33, 314/361); Liver (217, 1.7% , 1.75, 116/101); Malignant bone (892, 6.8 %, 12.55, 486/406); Soft tissue sarcomas (868, 6.6% , 7.21, 518/350); Germ cell (818, 6.2%, 7.58, 292/523); Carcinoma and other malignant epithelial (391, 3.0% , 13.60, 191/200); Other/non-specific malignant (66, 0.5%, 6.54, 32/34) tumors. Five year survival rate was found as 69.5 %. Conclusions: This registry since 2002 became a critical source for health care professionals in Turkey. Survival rates for children increased from 65% to 70% based on the latest information from this study. This is compatible with Turkey’s development level as an upper middle income country. This data also allows us to use the registry information at national and international studies.

Details

ISSN :
15277755 and 0732183X
Volume :
35
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........5b20bf4e778de9486f01689a8fff5ca3
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e22015