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Table 2 Prevalence of PMI childhood and adolescent cancers 2007–2012

From: Descriptive Epidemiology in Mexican children with cancer under an open national public health insurance program

Diagnosis

Cases n (%) year 2007

Cases n (%) year 2008

Cases n (%) year 2009

Cases n (%) year 2010

Cases n (%) year 2011

Cases n (%) year 2012

Prevalence 2007–2012 Total n (%)

Leukemia

1,056 (52.4)

1,122 (50.3)

1,133 (49.5)

1,204 (50.1)

1,222 (47.5)

1329 (49.7)

7,066 (49.8)

Lymphomas

207 (10.3)

206 (9.2)

244 (10.7)

247 (10.3)

255 (9.9)

258 (9.6)

1,417 (9.9)

Intracranial neoplasm’s

188 (9.3)

198 (8.9)

198 (8.7)

228 (9.5)

254 (9.9)

277 (10.3)

1,343 (9.4)

Germ cell tumors

53 (2.6)

91 (4.1)

118 (5.2)

146 (6.1)

153 (6.0)

152 (5.6)

713 (5.0)

Soft tissue sarcomas

108 (5.4)

110 (4.9)

95 (4.2)

79 (3.3)

120 (4.7)

112 (4.1)

624 (4.4)

Osteosarcoma

92 (4.6)

104 (4.7)

126 (5.5)

74 (3.1)

94 (3.7)

77 (2.8)

567 (3.9)

Retinoblastoma

75 (3.7)

97 (4.4)

70 (3.1)

93 (3.9)

104 (4.0)

100 (3.7)

539 (3.8)

Renal tumors

80 (4.0)

84 (3.8)

67 (2.9)

89 (3.7)

80 (3.1)

87 (3.2)

487 (3.4)

Miscellaneous reticular neoplasm’s

40 (2.0)

47 (2.1)

58 (2.5)

63 (2.6)

79 (3.1)

95 (3.5)

382 (2.6)

Hepatic tumors

30 (1.5)

44 (2.0)

35 (1.5)

51 (2.1)

67 (2.6)

48 (1.7)

275 (1.9)

Neuroblastoma

39 (1.9)

46 (2.1)

54 (2.4)

38 (1.6)

51 (2.0)

46 (1.7)

274 (1.9)

Ewing tumor and related sarcomas of bone

17 (0.8)

31 (1.4)

35 (1.5)

47 (2.0)

38 (1.5)

24 (0.8)

192 (1.3)

Other solid tumors

32 (1.6.)

49 (2.2)

54 (2.4)

44 (1.8)

54 (2.1)

66 (2.4)

299 (2.1)

Total n cases

2,017

2,229

2,287

2,403

2,571

2,671

14,178

  1. International Classification of Childhood Cancers (ICCC-3)(7).