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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
Neuroblastoma is the most common cancer worldwide. the most common extracranial solid cancer in childhood and the most common cancer in infancy
Incidence
- The overall incidence rate of neuroblastoma is approximately 4.9 per 1,000,000 individuals in the United States.
Age
- The incidence of neuroblastoma decreases with age; the highest incidence is in the first year of life.
- The incidence of neuroblastoma according to specific age groups is approximately:
- 25.3 per 1,000,000 individuals aged between (0-4) years
- 2.3 per 1,000,000 individuals aged between (5-9) years
- 0.7 per 1,000,000 individuals aged between (10-14) years
- 0.2 per 1,000,000 individuals aged between (20-24) years
- 0.3 per 1,000,000 individuals aged between (25-29) years
Gender
- Males are slightly more commonly affected with neuroblastoma than females. The male to female ratio is approximately 1.12 to 1.
- The incidence rate of neuroblastoma among males is approximately 5.1 per 1,000,000 individuals in the United States.
- The incidence rate of neuroblastoma among females is approximately 4.6 per 1,000,000 individuals in the United States.
Race
- Neuroblastoma usually affects individuals of the Caucasian race. African American, Native Indian and Asian individuals are less likely to develop neuroblastoma.
- The incidence rate of neuroblastoma among Caucasians is approximately 5.1 per 1,000,000 individuals in the United States.
- The incidence rate of neuroblastoma among African Americans is approximately 4.1 per 1,000,000 individuals in the United States.
- The overall incidence rate of neuroblastoma among Native Indians and Asians is approximately 3.8 per 1,000,000 individuals in the United States.