Table 1.
Characteristics and numbers of children (0–15 years old) diagnosed with cancer in Campania Region between 1990 and 2014, registered in the AIEOP Mod. 1.01
| Diagnostic period | No (%) of patients |
|---|---|
| 1990–1994 | 611 (16.7) |
| 1995–1999 | 673 (18.4) |
| 2000–2004 | 726 (19.8) |
| 2005–2009 | 806 (22.0) |
| 2010–2014 | 839 (22.9) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 2036 (55.7) |
| Female | 1619 (44.2) |
| Type of Disease | |
| Acute lymphoblastic/hybrid Leukemia | 1036 (28.3) |
| Acute non lymphoblastic Leukemia | 220 (6.0) |
| Chronic Myeloid Leukemia | 24 (0.6) |
| Non Hodgkin Lymphoma | 281 (7.6) |
| Hodgkin Lymphoma | 189 (5.1) |
| CNS Tumours | 500 (13.6) |
| No CNS Tumours | 1405 (38.4) |
| Province of residence | |
| Napoli | 2059 (56.3) |
| Salerno | 625 (17.0) |
| Caserta | 589 (16.1) |
| Avellino | 229 (6.2) |
| Benevento | 153 (4.1) |