Temporal changes of the incidence of childhood cancer in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic: Updated analyses from the German Childhood Cancer Registry

• Friederike Erdmann,
• Claudia Spix,
• Martin Schrappe,
• Arndt Borkhardt,
• Joachim Schüz

Affiliations

Friederike Erdmann

Division of Childhood Cancer Epidemiology, Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Straße 69, Mainz 55131, Germany; Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization (IARC/WHO), 150 cours Albert Thomas, Lyon 69372, France; Department of Prevention and Evaluation, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, Achterstraße 30, Bremen 28359, Germany; Corresponding author at: Division of Childhood Cancer Epidemiology, Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Straße 69, Mainz 55131, Germany.

Claudia Spix

Division of Childhood Cancer Epidemiology, Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Obere Zahlbacher Straße 69, Mainz 55131, Germany

Martin Schrappe

Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-University and University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Arnold-Heller Straße 3, Kiel 24105, Germany

Arndt Borkhardt

Department of Paediatric Oncology, Haematology and Clinical Immunology, Center for Child and Adolescent Health, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Moorenstraße 5, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partnering Site Essen/Düsseldorf, Germany

Joachim Schüz

Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization (IARC/WHO), 150 cours Albert Thomas, Lyon 69372, France