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Table 4 Childhood cancers incidence by diagnostic group of the International Classification of Childhood Cancer-third edition

From: Incidence and pattern of childhood cancer in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2012–2017)

Specific cancer type

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

N

WSR

N

WSR

N

WSR

N

WSR

N

WSR

N

WSR

Leukemias

16

23.3

21

27.8

29

36.1

13

16.1

20

23.5

12

12.2

Lymphoma

12

17.6

21

28.3

12

16.1

14

17.5

10

13.0

6

6.5

Soft tissue sarcomas

10

13.2

10

13.5

9

12.3

7

8.1

6

6.5

9

11.2

Renal tumours

8

9.8

8

9.9

6

6.8

9

11.0

6

6.6

2

2.0

Epithelial tumours and melanoma

5

6.3

2

2.5

3

3.6

7

8.8

6

7.9

5

6.8

Otherb

11

15.1

18

24.4

27

33.9

13

15.5

12

14.3

10

11.8

  1. aASR = Age Standardized Incidence Rate
  2. bOther = Bone tumours, Retinoblastoma, CNS tumours, Germ cell and gonadal tumours, Sympathetic nervous system, Other and unspecified, and Hepatic tumours