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SynthesisBMC cancer2024

A system review of central nervous system tumors on children in China: epidemiology and clinical characteristics.

Bing Yao, Hongying Wang, Xiaomei Wu, Chenyu Wang, Tao Tang, Wenxiu An, Bo Zhu

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Bing Yao *Department of Neurosurgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University/Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Hongying Wang *Department of Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University/Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, No. 44 Xiaoheyan Road, Dadong District, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning Province, China.
Xiaomei WuDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology and Center of Evidence Based Medicine, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Chenyu WangDepartment of Library, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University/Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Tao TangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University/Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Wenxiu AnDepartment of Medical Management, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University/Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Bo ZhuDepartment of Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University/Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, No. 44 Xiaoheyan Road, Dadong District, Shenyang, 110001, Liaoning Province, China. 15998896991@163.com.

Funding

Shenyang Science and Technology Talent Program RC210496
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCentral nervous system (CNS) tumors are the most common solid tumors in children and the leading cause of cancer-related death in the latter. Currently, the incidence rate exceeds that of leukemia and ranks first in the incidence of malignant tumors in children.

methodsThe epidemiological data on childhood CNS tumors were collected from the Chinese Cancer Registry Annual Report. The annual percent change (APC) of incidence and mortality-rate changes were estimated via Joinpoint regression. Due to a lack of pertinent data, we performed a system review on the clinical-pathological characteristics in Chinese publications.

resultsThere was no significant increase in the incidence rate (APC: -0.1, 95% CI: -1.5 to 1.3), but there was a significant increase in the mortality rate (APC: 1.8, 95% CI: 0.3 to 3.4) for childhood CNS tumors. In the subgroup analysis, there were significant increases in both the incidence and mortality rates in rural areas (APC in the incidence: 6.2, 95% CI: 2.4 to 10.2; APC in mortality: 4.4, 95% CI: 0.4 to 8.4). The most common location and type of childhood CNS were, respectively, the cerebral hemisphere (25.5%, 95% CI: 21.7% to 29.4%) and astrocytomas (26.8%, 95% CI: 23.9% to 29.6%).

conclusionsThe epidemiological trends, and the relevant prediction, highlighted the need to pay continual attention to childhood CNS tumors, and the clinicopathology evinced its own distinctive characteristics. Timely detection and effective treatment must be further promoted regarding childhood CNS tumors with a view to decreasing the disease burden, especially in rural areas.

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Central Nervous System NeoplasmsLeukemiaChildChinaHumansIncidenceRegistriesChildhood central nervous-system tumorsClinical-pathological characteristicsIncidenceMortalityPrediction

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PMCPMC10821253

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