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Incidence and mortality of bone cancer among children, adolescents and young ad...
Balmant, Nathalie Vieira; Reis, Rejane de Souza; Santos, Marceli de Oliveira; Maschietto, Mariana; Camargo, Beatriz deOBJECTIVES: Bone cancers occur frequently in children, adolescents, and young adults aging 15 to 29 years. Osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma are the most frequent subtypes in this population. The aim of this study was to describe incidence and mortality trends of bone cancers among Brazilian children, adolescents and young adults. METHODS: Incidence information was obtained from 23 population-based cancer registri...
Childhood cancer mortality trends in Brazil, 1979-2008
Ferman, Sima; Santos, Marceli de Oliveira; Ferreira, Juliana Moreira de Oliveira; Reis, Rejane de Souza; Oliveira, Julio Fernando PintoOBJECTIVES: Childhood cancer mortality has substantially declined worldwide as a result of significant advances in global cancer care. Because limited information is available in Brazil, we analyzed trends in childhood cancer mortality in five Brazilian regions over 29 years. METHODS: Data from children 0-14 years old were extracted from the Health Mortality Information System for 1979 through 2008. Age-adjuste...