Abstract
Childhood central nervous system (CNS) tumour registration and control programs in Southern and Eastern Europe remain thin, despite the lethal nature of the disease. Mortality/survival data were assembled to estimate the burden of malignant CNS tumours, as well as the potential role of sociodemographic survival determinants across 14 cancer registries of this region. Average age-adjusted mortality rates were calculated, whereas time trends were quantified through Poisson and Joinpoint regressions. Kaplan-Meier curves were derived for the maximum and the more recent (10 and 5 year) registration periods. Multivariate Cox regression models were used to assess demographic and disease-related determinants. Variations in mortality (8-16 per million) and survival (5-year: 35-69%) were substantial among the participating registries; in most registries mortality trend was stable, whereas Bulgaria, having the highest starting rate, experienced decreasing annual mortality (-2.4%, p=0.001). A steep decrease in survival rates was evident before the second year of follow-up. After controlling for diagnostic subgroup, age, gender and diagnostic year, Greece seemed to present higher survival compared with the other contributing registries, alt...Continue Reading
References
May 1, 1977·Contraception
May 31, 2001·Social Science & Medicine·T W McDade, L S Adair
Dec 18, 2001·Cancer·R J McNallyJ M Birch
Apr 13, 2004·European Journal of Cancer Prevention : the Official Journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP)·J R GonzalezJ M Borràs
Apr 16, 2004·Neuroepidemiology·T B JohannesenK Lote
Dec 14, 2004·Lancet·Eva Steliarova-FoucherMax Parkin
Feb 16, 2005·Cancer·Eva Steliarova-FoucherPeter Kaatsch
Aug 22, 2006·European Journal of Cancer : Official Journal for European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) [and] European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)·E Steliarova-FoucherD M Parkin
Aug 22, 2006·European Journal of Cancer : Official Journal for European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) [and] European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)·Corrado MagnaniEva Steliarova-Foucher
Aug 22, 2006·European Journal of Cancer : Official Journal for European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) [and] European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)·Rafael Peris-BonetEva Steliarova-Foucher
Apr 27, 2007·Journal of Urban Health : Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine·Danielle C OmpadDavid Vlahov
Aug 22, 2007·Annals of Oncology : Official Journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology·V ArndtH Brenner
Apr 18, 2008·Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics·Margaret F Keil, Constantine A Stratakis
Nov 11, 2008·Lancet·Erik BlasZiba Vaghri
Aug 1, 2012·Population Health Metrics·Spencer L JamesEmmanuela Gakidou
Dec 26, 2012·European Journal of Cancer : Official Journal for European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) [and] European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)·Ariana ZnaorJan W Willem Coebergh
Feb 26, 2013·The Lancet Oncology·Gilles VassalPeter C Adamson
Feb 26, 2013·The Lancet Oncology·Kathy Pritchard-JonesEva Steliarova-Foucher
Mar 9, 2013·World Psychiatry : Official Journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)·Marina EconomouCostas Stefanis
Mar 27, 2013·Cancer Causes & Control : CCC·Eleni Th PetridouTheodoros N Sergentanis
Jun 26, 2013·BMJ Open·Natalie C MomenJiong Li
Dec 10, 2013·The Lancet Oncology·Gemma GattaUNKNOWN EUROCARE Working Group
Oct 9, 2014·Frontiers in Public Health·Siegal SadetzkiElisabeth Cardis
Nov 15, 2014·Materia Socio-medica·Izet MasicMuharem Zildzic
Dec 11, 2014·Cadernos de saúde pública·Lígia Giovanella, Klaus Stegmüller
Dec 21, 2014·Annals of Oncology : Official Journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology·E T PetridouH O Adami
Apr 29, 2015·Cancer Epidemiology·Nadya Dimitrova, Donald Maxwell Parkin
Citations
Sep 20, 2016·Hematological Oncology·Maria A KaralexiEleni Th Petridou
Sep 28, 2016·European Journal of Cancer : Official Journal for European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) [and] European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)·Maria A KaralexiEleni Th Petridou
Jul 15, 2017·Cancer·Marios K GeorgakisEleni T Petridou
Jan 19, 2018·Gerontology·Jun AidaRichard G Watt
Oct 13, 2018·Cancer·Arash DelavarKimberly J Johnson
Oct 24, 2018·Pediatric Blood & Cancer·David A SiegelLori A Pollack
Mar 20, 2019·Journal of Child Neurology·Marios K GeorgakisEleni Th Petridou
Nov 5, 2019·Journal of Global Oncology·Fabio GirardiMichel P Coleman
Nov 5, 2019·Journal of Neuro-oncology·Wuqing HuangJianguang Ji
Aug 4, 2020·Pediatric Blood & Cancer·Clayton B HessNatia Esiashvili
Oct 16, 2016·Journal of Neuro-oncology·Marios K GeorgakisEleni Th Petridou
May 5, 2021·Cancer Epidemiology·Md Jobayer HossainSaira Khan
Jun 28, 2020·Cancer Epidemiology·Paola BertuccioEva Negri
Oct 27, 2021·PloS One·Dragana StanićMarina Nikitović