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Incidence of Childhood Brain and Central Nervous System Cancers by County, Ages 0-14, New Jersey, 1990-2021

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Incidence of Childhood Brain and Central Nervous System Cancers by County, Ages 0-14, New Jersey, 1990-2021

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

  • Data have been age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.
  • Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ..., 80-84, 85+). 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

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 cancer
https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/indicatorPages?selectedContentAreaAbbreviation=10&selectedIndicatorId=26


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Health Topic Pages Related to: Incidence of Childhood Brain and Central Nervous System Cancers

Indicator Data Last Updated On 11/01/2024, Published on 11/06/2024
Cancer Epidemiology Services, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 369, Trenton, NJ 08625-0369, e-mail: cancer@doh.nj.gov (https://www.nj.gov/health/ces)