Incidence and Outcome of Infants With Cancer in Canada: A Report From Cancer in Young People in Canada Database
The annual incidence of infantile cancers in Canada has increased and their outcomes are significantly worse than those of older children, as they face a higher risk of TRM, particularly in younger infants. PRÉCIS: The incidence of cancer in infants has increased significantly in Canada between 2001 and 2020 and their outcomes are significantly lower than those of older children, being at greater risk of TRM.
Authors
- Monia Marzouki
- Sylvia Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4089-1739)
- Josée Brossard
- Alexandra Patricia Zorzi
- Hallie Coltin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0820-6276)
- Tony H. Truong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0991-7961)
- Laura Wheaton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3447-0743)
- Nicolas Prud'homme (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4243-6916)
- Samuel Sassine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6175-7547)
- Lynette Bowes
- Lesleigh S. Abbott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9248-8642)
- Donna L. Johnston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6145-9809)
- Ketan Prasad Kulkarni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6758-2290)
- Maria Kondyli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1922-4381)
- Sarah Jane McKillop (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9829-7089)
- Catherine Vézina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6492-4817)
- Paul James Gibson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6422-8181)
- Lillian Sung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0951-3091)
- Marie‐Claude Pelland‐Marcotte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2364-7205)
- Roona Sinha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2973-4687)
- Nida Javed Usmani
- Thai Hoa Tran
- Sapna Oberoi
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
- Saskatoon City Hospital (CA)
- Montreal Children's Hospital (CA)
- London Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CA)
- McMaster Children's Hospital (CA)
- Alberta Children's Hospital (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (CA)
- CancerCare Manitoba (CA)
- Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus (CA)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
- Kingston Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Stollery Children's Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Blood & Cancer
- Published
- 2025-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1545-5017.70050
- Primary Topic
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Australian Government
- Government of Canada
- Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario
- Public Health Agency