Health Indicator Report of Cancer of the Brain and Central Nervous System
Brain and CNS tumors are the second most common cancers in children (after leukemia). They account for about 21% of childhood cancers.
Brain and Central Nervous System Cancer Incidence by Year and Sex, Utah, 1990-2007
Notes
ICD-10: C71-72. Age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 population.Data Sources
- Population Estimates: Utah Governor's Office of Planning and Budget
- The cancer data was provided by the Utah Cancer Registry, which is funded by contract HHSN2612013000171 from the National Cancer Institute's SEER Program with additional support from the Utah Department of Health and the University of Utah
Data Interpretation Issues
Incidence rates may vary from source to source. This may be due to provisional data or using different population databases.- Number of Cases by Year, Utah, 1999-2009
- Number of Cases by County, Utah, 2005-2009
- Age-specific Rate by Year, Utah, 1999-2009
- Age-specific Rate by County, Utah, 2005-2009
- Number of Cases in Children (<15 and <20 years) by Year, Utah, 1999-2009
- Number of Cases in Children (<15 and <20 years) by County, Utah, 2005-2009
- Age-specific Rate in Children (<15 and <20 years) by Year, Utah, 1999-2009
- Age-specific Rate in Children (<15 and <20 years) by County, Utah, 2005-2009
- by Local Health District, Utah, 2003-2007
- Incidence Among Children (<15 and <20 years), Utah, 2003-2007
Definition
The rate of incidence of cancer of the brain and central nervous system (ICD-10: C71-72) in Utah per 100,000 population.Numerator
The number of incidents of cancer of the brain and central nervous system among Utah population for a given time period (ICD-10: C71-72).Denominator
Population of Utah for a specific period of time.How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
In 2007, Utah and the U.S. had similar rates of brain and spinal cord cancer. Utah's rate was 6.1 per 100,000 population and the U.S. rate was 6.4 per 100,000 population.
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Published on 08/27/2012
