title: Overview of childhood cancers at a regional cancer centre in North-East India.
abstract: Childhood cancers are relatively uncommon in comparison to adult cancers. There is no literature available to shed light on clinic-pathological types and patterns of care for childhood cancers in our population in North-East India. In this analysis we therefore tried to determine the common childhood cancers diagnosed in our institute, clinical profile of the patients, types of treatment and compliance, and median survival estimates. Leukemia was most common, followed by retinoblastoma, central nervous system tumours and lymphomas. Ascertaining the clinic-pathological profile of childhood cancers in our population is essential for allocation and management of resources for this small but important group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Dr.B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, India E-mail : drmunlimahazarika@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Munlima
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hazarika
authors.forename: Manigreeva
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krishnatreya
authors.forename: Cidananda
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bhuyan
authors.forename: Bhargab Jyoti
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Saikia
authors.forename: Amal Chandra
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Kataki
authors.forename: Pintu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nandy
authors.forename: Monalisha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hazarika
authors.forename: Partha Sarathi
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D055815:Young Adult