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Childhood cancer incidence and survival in the Faroe Islands, 1960 to 2019.

Marnar Fríðheim KristiansenElmar ÓsáLisa Lyngsie HjalgrimBjarni Á SteigGuðrið AndórsdóttirMarin StrømMaria Skaalum Petersen
Published in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2024)
Childhood cancer in the Faroes was slightly rarer than in most other high-income countries. Brain and spinal tumors were the most common cancer group in Faroese children. Survival for Faroese children with cancer has improved substantially in the study period.
Keyphrases
  • childhood cancer
  • young adults
  • papillary thyroid
  • physical activity
  • risk factors
  • mental health
  • brain injury
  • multiple sclerosis
  • spinal cord injury
  • subarachnoid hemorrhage