Recent Advances in Epidemiology of Childhood Cancer
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 623
Special Issue Editors
Interests: childhood cancer registries; childhood cancer epidemiology; survival of children with cancer
Interests: childhood cancer etiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Childhood cancer remains a major cause of death in children, and, while survival is high in developed countries, there are serious inequalities between regions and countries worldwide. There are geographical and ethnic variations in the incidences of different cancer types that remain unresolved, since most causes of childhood cancer are still unknown. Moreover, an increasing number of survivors live with health problems caused by the malignancy or the necessary therapy, leading to lifelong healthcare requirements in many cases.
Childhood cancer registries are still needed in a number of countries. In others, the quality of childhood cancer registration should be further enhanced.
This Special Issue will address all aspects of childhood cancer epidemiology. Possible topics include (but are not limited to) the improvement of childhood cancer registries and their output, research on the environmental causes of cancer in children, and the genetic and molecular epidemiology of childhood cancer. We invite submissions sharing applications of epidemiology in the evaluation of population-based healthcare results and the quality of life of survivors of childhood cancer, considering, when possible, the impact of social determinants and inequalities in access to care. Papers exploring improvements in the application of biostatistics to the area of rare tumours, developments in ethically acceptable record linkage, and appropriate artificial intelligence tools are also welcome.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Rafael Peris-Bonet
Dr. Rebeca Ramis
Dr. Adela Cañete
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- childhood cancer epidemiology
- childhood cancer registries
- environmental causes of childhood cancer
- genetic epidemiology
- molecular epidemiology
- survival of children with cancer
- quality of life
- social determinants and inequalities
- information technologies and statistical innovations
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