Objectives SENTIERI KIDS project examines for the first time child health at Italian National Priority Contaminated Sites-NPCSs, with a multi-outcome approach based on mortality, hospitalizations and cancer incidence data. As part of the collaboration between National Institute of Health (ISS) and the Italian Association of Cancer Registries (AIRTUM), this first contribution provides a description of cancer risk in children living in NPCSs. Methods The study includes 23 NPCS and is based on standardized incidence ratios (SIR) and 90% confidence intervals (CI). The reference is the national pool of Cancer Registries (CR), 1996-2005; residents in NPCSs are excluded from the calculation of expected figures. The study focuses on all malignant tumours (MT), tumors of blood and lymphatic system (BLS), leukaemia (Leu), lymphoma (Lin), and of central nervous system (CNS), according to the classification ICCC3 . Results In 10 years, 1127 cases of MT were recorded among 4,466,259 residents in
Incidence of childhood cancer in National Priority Contaminated Sites-Italy / Iavarone, I; Buzzoni, C; Comba, P; Conti, S; Crocetti, E; Maule, M; Pirastu, Roberta. - In: EPIDEMIOLOGY. - ISSN 1044-3983. - ELETTRONICO. - (2014). (Intervento presentato al convegno Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology tenutosi a Seattle nel 24-28 agosto 2014).
Incidence of childhood cancer in National Priority Contaminated Sites-Italy
PIRASTU, Roberta
2014
Abstract
Objectives SENTIERI KIDS project examines for the first time child health at Italian National Priority Contaminated Sites-NPCSs, with a multi-outcome approach based on mortality, hospitalizations and cancer incidence data. As part of the collaboration between National Institute of Health (ISS) and the Italian Association of Cancer Registries (AIRTUM), this first contribution provides a description of cancer risk in children living in NPCSs. Methods The study includes 23 NPCS and is based on standardized incidence ratios (SIR) and 90% confidence intervals (CI). The reference is the national pool of Cancer Registries (CR), 1996-2005; residents in NPCSs are excluded from the calculation of expected figures. The study focuses on all malignant tumours (MT), tumors of blood and lymphatic system (BLS), leukaemia (Leu), lymphoma (Lin), and of central nervous system (CNS), according to the classification ICCC3 . Results In 10 years, 1127 cases of MT were recorded among 4,466,259 residents inI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
