Database: Nationwide Registry of Childhood Hematological Malignancies and Solid Tumours (NARECHEM-ST) (Greece)

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Primary purpose: Provide information about cancer incidence in children (0-14 years old) across Greece.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: NARECHEM-ST.

Type of information: Data dictionary has not been found. It includes demographic data, personal and family history of the primary child, confirmed diagnosis, tumor morphology and localization, stage, metastases, and survival. Moreover, biological samples are accessible for the majority of cases and controls. If applicable, bone marrow aspiration slides and biopsy reports are provided, while biopsy specimens are stored in their respective Pathology Departments. There is also follow-up data on all patients as well as biological materials collected and stored Click here to learn more.

Available type of information: Data Dictionary: Nationwide Registry of Childhood Hematological Malignancies and Solid Tumors (NARECHEM-ST). Annual crude and age-standardized cancer incidence rates per 1,000,000; Annual age-standardized incidence rates (AIR) per 1,000,000 by tumor histology; Age-standardized incidence rates (AIR) per 1,000,000 by tumor histology and sex; Incidence Rates per 1,000,000 by age group and sex; Incidence Rates per 1,000,000 by age group and tumor histology; Number of cases by behavior Age-standardized Incidence Rates (AIR) per 1,000,000 by behavior and gender; Annual Age-Standardized Incidence Rates (AIR) per 1,000,000 by behavior; Number of cases by diagnosis ICCC-3 group III histological subtype; Number of cases by tumor histology; Age-Standardized Incidence Rates (AIR) per 1,000,000 by sex and ICCC-3 group III histological subtype; Percentage of cases by tumor staging; Percentage of cases by anatomical stage, year.

Source of Information: Reports mainly from seven pediatric hematology-oncology departments across Greece, and personal interviews with children or their guardians.

Data level: patient level.

Available data level: national level.

Number of Records: About 4000 patients.

Date Range: 1996 to 2019.

Cancer Areas of Interest: Nationwide Registry of Childhood Hematological Malignancies and Solid Tumors (NARECHEM-ST).

Data access: partially publicly available [1]. Instructions to request data for restricted content [2].

Contact information: Information [3].