Journal article
Small Numbers, Big Challenges: Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Incidence and Survival in New Zealand
KR Ballantine, H Watson, S MacFarlane, M Winstanley, RP Corbett, R Spearing, V Stevanovic, M Yi, MJ Sullivan
Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC | Published : 2017
Abstract
Purpose: This study was undertaken to determine cancer survival and describe the unique spectrum of cancers diagnosed among New Zealand's adolescents and young adult (AYA) population. Methods: Registrations for 1606 15-24 year olds diagnosed with a new primary malignant tumor between 2000 and 2009 were obtained from the New Zealand Cancer Registry and classified according to AYA diagnostic group and subgroup, age, sex, and prioritized ethnicity. Age-standardized incidence rates (IRs) per million person years and 5-year relative survival ratios were calculated. Results: Cancer incidence was 228.6 per million for adolescents aged 15-19 years and 325.7 per million for young adults aged 20-24 ye..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The 15-24 year incidence and survival analysis was funded by the National Child Cancer Network in support of the AYA Advisory Group. We thank the New Zealand Cancer Registry and the Ministry of Health Analytics and Cancer Teams for the provision of data and their peer review of the study report.