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8177141

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-6-6
pubmed:abstractText
The incidence and pattern of childhood cancer in the South-West Region of the United Kingdom was studied in the period 1976-1985 to see if there was any unevenness in distribution. This region consists of five counties with considerable variation in radon exposure and urbanisation. Cases were identified from multiple sources and the basis of the diagnosis reviewed. Internationally accepted diagnostic categories were used. Six hundred seventy-eight cases were found, giving an age standardised incidence rate of 114.2 per million childhood years. The incidence of different cancers by sex was strikingly similar to the Manchester Children's Tumour Registry, from a noncontiguous region, with three exceptions. In the South-West, there was a higher rate of soft tissue sarcoma in boys (P = 0.01) and lower rates of sympathetic nervous system and germ-cell tumours in girls (P = 0.01 and P = 0.04, respectively). There was no significant variation in cancer incidence among the five counties or with time. The incidence rate in counties of high radon exposure was not higher than with low radon exposure. The overall incidence in counties with urban districts was not significantly increased compared to those without, although there was a nonsignificant trend towards a higher incidence of leukaemia (P = 0.08). The incidence and type of childhood cancer are similar to those in a noncontiguous region. Geographical and temporal incidence are remarkably stable. Local environmental variation may not play a major role in the causality of childhood cancer.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0098-1532
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
14-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Childhood malignancies in the south-west region of England, 1976-1985.
pubmed:affiliation
Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't