Indicator Report - Brain and Central Nervous System Cancer Incidence Among Children <20 by Age Group, Utah, 2003-2007
Why Is This Important?
The American Cancer Society estimates that 22,020 malignant tumors of the brain or spinal cord (central nervous system or CNS) will be diagnosed during 2010 in the United States and approximately 13,140 people will die from these malignant tumors. Brain and CNS tumors are the second most common cancers in children (after leukemia). They account for about 21% of childhood cancers.Brain and Central Nervous System Cancer Incidence Among Children <20 by Age Group, Utah, 2003-2007
Data Notes
ICD-10: C71-72.Crude rates were calculated using Utah Cancer Registry data queried from the SEER Database and Utah Governor's Office of Planning and Budget population estimates.Data Sources
Population Estimates: Utah Governor's Office of Planning and Budget. The cancer data was provided by the Utah Cancer Registry, which is funded by contract N01-PC-35141 from the National Cancer Institute's SEER Program with additional support from the Utah Department of Health and the University of Utah.Other Views
Definition
The rate of incidence of cancer of the brain and central nervous system (ICD-10: C71-72) in Utah per 100,000 population.How We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | The number of incidents of cancer of the brain and central nervous system among Utah population for a given time period (ICD-10: C71-72). |
| Denominator: | Population of Utah for a specific period of time. |
Page Content Updated On 10/25/2010,
Published on 04/05/2012
