Neuroblastoma incidence and survival in European children (1978–1997): Report from the Automated Childhood Cancer Information System project (original) (raw)

The Automated Childhood Cancer Information System (ACCIS) collects and presents data on childhood cancer in Europe. This report describes trends (1978-1997) and geographical differences (1988-1997) in incidence and survival for 6202 children with neuroblastoma from 59 registries in 19 countries, grouped into five regions (British Isles, West, East, North, and South). The age-standardised incidence rate (ASR) of neuroblastoma in Europe in 1988-1997 was 10.9 cases per million children, being highest in infants (52.6). The ASR of neuro