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Epidemiol Prev
; 25(3 Suppl): 347-53, 2001.
Article
in English, Italian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11695200
ABSTRACT
This study shows the childhood cancer survival rates of 1,315 cases incident in the 1990-1994 period in Italy. The observed survival shows an increase over the previous period in almost all diagnostic groups. In particular, 5-year survival attained 72% overall, 78% for acute lymphatic leukaemia, about 100% for Hodgkin's disease, 70% for non Hodgkin's lymphomas, 64% for central nervous system tumours, 87% for retinoblastoma, 80% for renal tumours, 67% for hepatic tumours, 71% for bone tumours, and 70% for soft tissue sarcomas. Finally, the findings are comparable to those in other countries (USA, Great Britain, Australia, Slovakia) and they show a progressive improvement in survival.