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Childhood cancer incidence and survival in the Faroe Islands, 1960 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

This study is the first report regarding childhood cancer in the Faroe Islands and describes the incidence and survival of childhood cancer over the last 60 years in the Faroe Islands.

Material and methods

We included all Faroese children registered with a cancer diagnosis up to the age of 19 years in the Faroese Cancer Registry from 1960 to 2019 and in the Danish Childhood Cancer Registry from 1985 to 2019 in this study. We report the number of incident cancers classified according to the 12 main diagnostic groups in the International Classification of Childhood Cancer, third edition (ICCC-3), but due to small numbers some groups have been combined in the results shown. We report age-standardized incidence rates (world standard population) (ASIR). We also show all-cause survival by incidence stratified by 20-year periods.

Results

There were 114 childhood cancers in the Faroe Islands from 1960 to 2019, corresponding to an ASIR of 13.0 per 100,000 person-years. The most common cancer groups in Faroese children were brain and spinal tumors, followed by leukemias and lymphomas. All-cause survival improved for children diagnosed over time, with a 5-year survival of 43.5% for those diagnosed from 1960 to 1979 and 85.6% for children diagnosed from 2000 to 2019.

Conclusion

Childhood cancer in the Faroes was slightly rarer than in most other high-income countries. Brain and spinal tumors were the most common cancer group in Faroese children. Survival for Faroese children with cancer has improved substantially in the study period.

SUBMITTER: Kristiansen MF

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11332490 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Childhood cancer incidence and survival in the Faroe Islands, 1960 to 2019.

Kristiansen Marnar Fríðheim MF Ósá Elmar E Lyngsie Hjalgrim Lisa L Á Steig Bjarni B Andórsdóttir Guðrið G Strøm Marin M Skaalum Petersen Maria M

Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) 20240208

<h4>Background and purpose</h4>This study is the first report regarding childhood cancer in the Faroe Islands and describes the incidence and survival of childhood cancer over the last 60 years in the Faroe Islands.<h4>Material and methods</h4>We included all Faroese children registered with a cancer diagnosis up to the age of 19 years in the Faroese Cancer Registry from 1960 to 2019 and in the Danish Childhood Cancer Registry from 1985 to 2019 in this study. We report the number of incident can ...[more]

PMID: 38332589

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Dataset Information

Childhood cancer incidence and survival in the Faroe Islands, 1960 to 2019.

Background and purpose

Material and methods

Results

Conclusion

Publications

Childhood cancer incidence and survival in the Faroe Islands, 1960 to 2019.

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