Table 3.
Incidence* of PMI childhood and adolescent cancers
| Diagnosis | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leukemia | 69.9 | 73.4 | 73.1 | 75.3 | 75.6 | 78.1 |
| Lymphomas | 13.7 | 13.4 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 15.1 |
| Intracranial neoplasm’s | 12.4 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 14.2 | 15.7 | 16.2 |
| Germ cell tumors | 3.5 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 8.9 |
| Soft tissue sarcomas | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 6.5 |
| Osteosarcoma | 6.0 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 4.5 |
| Retinoblastoma | 4.9 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
| Renal tumors | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Miscellaneous reticular neoplasm’s | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| Hepatic tumors | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| Neuroblastoma | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 2.7 |
| Ewing tumor and related sarcomas of bone | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| Other solid tumors | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| Total incidence/year | 133.5 | 145.8 | 146.2 | 150.3 | 159.2 | 156.9 |
*Incidence: total number of newly diagnosed cases per year/total population under 18 years by 1,000,000 population/year.