Pediatric cancer registry at Jordan University Hospital: first year experience

Ninety seven cases of cancer in children were diagnosed or referred to the Pediatric Oncology Clinic at the Jordan University Hospital in 1985. Leukemias, lymphomas, and brain tumors were the commonest tumors in children. Burkitt's lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease occurred more frequently in young children. Seroepidemiologic studies suggest a viral etiology for both tumors. Among 67 children treated, 35 [52%] remain in remission at the end of one year and 20 [30%] have died. Causes of death were advance disease at diagnosis, infections, and bleeding. A comprehnsive cancer center and a tumor. registry are important to establish in Jordan