Statistics for childhood brain and spinal cord cancer

The most recent statistics for brain and spinal cord cancer in children and youth 0–19 years of age are from 2003 to 2007 (incidence) and 2002 to 2006 (mortality).

Incidence

Incidence is the number of new cases of a particular type of cancer diagnosed each year.

New cases of brain and spinal cord cancer in children and youth 0–19 years of age in Canada, 2003–2007

All types	1,039
Ependymoma	99
Astrocytoma	460
Intracranial and intraspinal embryonal	211

Mortality

Mortality is the number of deaths each year due to a particular type of cancer.

Brain and spinal cord cancer deaths in children and youth 0–19 years of age in Canada, 2002–2006

All types	258
Ependymoma	21
Astrocytoma	56
Intracranial and intraspinal embryonal	80

For more information, go to Canadian Cancer Statistics.

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