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Incidence of Childhood Brain and Central Nervous System Cancers by Sex and Age Group, New Jersey, 1990-2021
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Why Is This Important?
In general, childhood cancers are rare and represent about 1% of all cancers. Cancers of the brain and central nervous system (CNS) are the second most common type of childhood cancers (ages 0-14), and represent over 20% of all cancers in this age group. At this time, we do not know what causes most childhood brain and central nervous system cancers.
Definition
Incidence rate of brain and central nervous system cancers in children for a defined population in a specified time interval. Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Standard Population. Rates are per 100,000 population.
Data Notes
Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age group-specific. Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Number of cases (numerator) is the total count of cases over the defined interval.Data Sources
- SEER*Stat, National Center Institute
(https://www.seer.cancer.gov/seerstat) - Bridged-race population estimates, National Cancer Institute
(https://seer.cancer.gov/popdata/)
How the Measure is Calculated
Numerator:
Number of new cases of brain and other nervous system cancers in children among a defined population in a specified time interval. Cases were selected using ICCC recode ICD-0-3/WHO recode.Denominator:
Defined population in a specified time interval. Population age groups 0-14 and 0-19 are both found to be useful by the International Classification of Childhood Cancers (ICCC).
Related Health Objectives and Indicators
Environmental Public Health Tracking Indicator CCA-26
Description: Incidence of childhood brain and central nervous system cancerhttps://ephtracking.cdc.gov/indicatorPages?selectedContentAreaAbbreviation=10&selectedIndicatorId=26