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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2002

Classification and incidence of cancers in adolescents and young adults in England 1979-1997.

J M Birch, R D Alston, A M Kelsey, M J Quinn, P Babb, R J Q McNally

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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45 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 191 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

J M BirchCancer Research UK, Paediatric & Familial Cancer Research Group, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Stancliffe, Hospital Road, Manchester M27 4HA, UK. jillian.birch@man.ac.uk
R D Alston
A M Kelsey
M J Quinn
P Babb
R J Q McNally
Office for National Statistics · GBRoyal Manchester Children's Hospital · GBBoston Children's Hospital · USCancer Research UK · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer patients aged 15-24 years have distinct special needs. High quality cancer statistics are required for service planning. Data presented by primary site are inappropriate for this age group. We have developed a morphology-based classification and applied it to national cancer registration data for England 1979-1997. The study included 25,000 cancers and 134 million person-years at risk. Rates for each diagnostic group by age, sex and time period (1979-83, 1984-87, 1988-92, 1993-1997) were calculated. Overall rates in 15-19 and 20-24-year-olds were 144 and 226 per million person-years respectively. Lymphomas showed the highest rates in both age groups. Rates for leukaemias and bone tumours were lower in 20-24 year olds. Higher rates for carcinomas, central nervous system tumours, germ-cell tumours, soft tissue sarcomas and melanoma were seen in the older group. Poisson regression showed incidence increased over the study period by an average of 1.5% per annum (P<0.0001). Significant increases were seen in non-Hodgkins lymphoma (2.3%), astrocytoma (2.3%), germ-cell tumours (2.3%), melanoma (5.1%) and carcinoma of the thyroid (3.5%) and ovary (3.0%). Cancers common in the elderly are uncommon in adolescents and young adults. The incidence of certain cancers in the latter is increasing. Future studies should be directed towards aetiology.

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AdolescentAdultEnglandFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleNeoplasmsRegistriesRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRisk Assessment

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PMID12439716
PMCPMC2408912
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