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Childhood cancer in Iceland 1981-2006
Background: Childhood cancer is the second most common cause of death in children. The aim of this study was to gather epidemiological information on childhood cancer in Iceland.
Figure 1. Age-adjusted incidence rate of childhood malignancies per 100.000 individuals < 18 years of age during the period 1981-2006. Blue indicates boys and red girls.
Figure 2. Proportional distribution of the main ICCC-3 groups during the research period.
Figure 3. Age-adjusted incidence rate of childhood malignancies per 100.000 individuals < 18 years of the main ICCC-3 groups. Blue indicates boys, red indicates girls and green indicates both sexes combined.
Figure 4. Age-adjusted incidence rate of childhood malignancies per 100.000 of the following age groups: 0-4 years, 5-9 years, 10-14 years and 15-17 years.
Correspondence: Ásgeir Haraldsson