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Figure 29.2
Figure 29.02
Childhood Cancer: SEER Incidence Rates 2012-2016 by ICCC Group and Race/Ethnicity
(includes myelodysplastic syndromes and Group III benign brain)
Both Sexes, Under 20 Years of Age
| Race/Ethnicity | I - Leukemia Rate per 1,000,000 | II - Lymphoma Rate per 1,000,000 | III - Brain/CNSa Rate per 1,000,000 | Other Rate per 1,000,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 52.4 | 27.4 | 55.0 | 84.9 |
| Black | 31.0 | 24.0 | 43.2 | 61.1 |
| American Indian/Alaska Nativeb | 36.2 | 13.2 | 35.7 | 43.7 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 46.7 | 21.8 | 36.3 | 65.8 |
| Hispanicc | 60.6 | 20.9 | 39.6 | 73.2 |
Footnotes:
Source: SEER 21 areas (San Francisco, Connecticut, Detroit, Hawaii, Iowa, New Mexico, Seattle, Utah, Atlanta, San Jose-Monterey, Los Angeles, Alaska Native Registry, Rural Georgia, California excluding SF/SJM/LA, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, Georgia excluding ATL/RG, Idaho, New York and Massachusetts).
Incidence rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US Std Population (19 age groups - Census P25-1130).
International Classification of Childhood Cancer is based on ICD-O-3. Steliarova-Foucher E, Stiller C, Lacour B, Kaatsch P. International Classification of Childhood Cancer, Third Edition. Cancer. April 1, 2005: Vol 103, No. 7 , pg 1457-1467.
aRate for Group III (Brain/CNS) includes benign brain tumors.
bIncidence rates for American Indian/Alaska Native are based on the CHSDA (Contract Health Service Delivery Area) counties.
cHispanic is not mutually exclusive from whites, blacks, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians/Alaska Natives.
Incidence data for Hispanics are based on NHIA and exclude cases from the Alaska Native Registry.
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