Methodology of work of childhood population-based cancer registry

Abstract

Cancer represents one of the most devastating diseases in children. Development of effective cancer control actions is impossible without existence of accurate system of childhood cancer monitoring. Population-based cancer registries are the backbone of this system allowing estimating incidence, prevalence of childhood cancer and survival at the population level. In present article the international recommendations for population-based cancer registers on data collection and analysis are described.

Keywords

• children
• childhood cancer
• population-based cancer registries