title: Childhood Cancers in Zimbabwe: A 10 year review of the Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry data.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To document the pattern of cancer in children (0-14 years) registered in the Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry from 2000-2009.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective descriptive analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis of data from the Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry for the period 2000-2009.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Zimbabwe National Cancer Registry.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Childhood Cancer constituted 3.8% of all malignancies recorded at the cancer registry during the study period. The common cancers were: Wilm's Tumour 286 (16.2%), Kaposi Sarcoma 277 (15.7%), Retinoblastoma 231 (13.1%), Non- Hodgkins lymphoma 182 (10.3%), leukemia 158 (8.9%), brain and nervous tissue 107 (6.1%), connective tissue 105 (5.9%), bone 97 (5.5%), Hodgkins lymphoma 57 (3.2%), Non-melanoma skin 33 (1.9%). All the other remaining cancers were 233 (13.2%). Burkits lymphoma constituted only 2% of all cancers. The noted pattern of cancers in this study were compared to patterns from other countries and similarities and differences are discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed high incidence rates of Nephroblastoma, Retinoblastoma and Kaposi sarcoma. In contrast to high income countries leukemia and brain tumours are more prevalent in older age group. Compared to other countries in Africa, Burkits lymphoma was rare. Further research is required to identify factors that influence relative frequencies in childhood cancers in Zimbabwe. Findings from this study provide baseline data for future studies.
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Chitsike
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Ndlovu
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Kuona
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Nyakabau
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Kadzatsa
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Ticklay
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Chimhini
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Chokonunga
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015030:Zimbabwe / Q000453:epidemiology