Database: Spanish Registry of Pediatric Tumours (RETI-SEHOP) (Spain)

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Primary purpose: Collects data and produces epidemiology research about childhood cancer.

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Sociedad Española de Hematología y Oncología Pediátricas (SEHOP) and Universitat de Valéncia (UV).

Type of information: cancer survival (3 and 5 years after diagnosis); cancer incidence; medical procedures - treatment coverage in percentage; region; sex; year. Click here to access

Source of information: Reports from all Spanish pediatric oncologic and hematologic hospital unities [1].

Data level: regional level.

Number of Records: Covers more than 90% of national children cases. Between 1980-2021 there were 31.275 incidence cases registered.

Date range: Varies accordingly to selected indicators: survival (1980-2004), incidence (1983-2002), medical treatment coverage (1980-2012).

Cancer Areas of Interest: Spanish Registry of Pediatric Tumors (RETI-SEHOP). The list can be checked on pages XXXII - XXXV of this document [2].

Data access: publicly available [3].

Contact information: Information [4].