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Incidence of childhood leukemia in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 1998–2009
Author(s) -
Supriyadi Eddy,
Widjajanto Pudjo H.,
Purwanto Ignatius,
Cloos Jacqueline,
Veerman Anjo J.P.,
Sutaryo Sutaryo
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.23109
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , leukemia , population , epidemiology , pediatrics , demography , childhood leukemia , catchment area , lymphoblastic leukemia , environmental health , drainage basin , physics , cartography , sociology , optics , geography
Background In most developing countries, incidence data for childhood cancers are less reliable, because very few population‐based registries exist. The aim of this study was to present the epidemiology of childhood leukemia in the Dr. Sardjito Hospital (DSH) region, which catchment area extends beyond the boundaries of the Yogyakarta Special Province (YSP). Procedure Health records of children, 0–14 years of age, who were diagnosed with leukemia between January 1998 and December 2009, were reviewed. Diagnosis of leukemia was confirmed by morphological and histochemical examination of marrow samples. Results The estimated average annual incidence rate (AAIR) of childhood acute leukemia in DSH was 46.2 per million per year. Interestingly, the annual incidence rate (AIR) of childhood acute leukemia from the catchment area of DSH significantly increased from 35 in 1999 to 70 in 2009 (ANOVA, P = 0.003). The YSP population data, analyzed separately, showed an increase in AIR from 15.7 to 32.9 (ANOVA, P = 0.325) and an AAIR of 28.8. Remarkably, a relatively high frequency (25.5% in DSH and 27.7% in YSP) of children with AML was found in the group of acute leukemias. Conclusion The DSH incidence calculations may be overestimated due to an underestimation of the population number. Since the population count for YSP is more precise, the data of YSP were used for comparison with developed countries. AAIR of ALL (20.8) is relatively low compared to Western countries (22.4–37.9). The AAIR of AML (8.0) is similar to Western countries (5.0–8.0) resulting a relatively high percentage of AML versus ALL (27.7%) in YSP. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2011; 57: 588–593. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.