Articoli scientifici - 25/09/2025
National Benchmarking of Childhood Cancer Survival by Stage at Diagnosis in Italy (BENCHISTA-ITA): Study Protocol
Benchmarking nazionale della sopravvivenza per stadio alla diagnosi dei tumori infantili in Italia (BENCHISTA-ITA): protocollo di studio
Introduction
Survival for childhood cancers (CC) have significantly improved over recent decades, ranging from 78% to 81% in Europe. For many cancer types, 5-year survival now approaches 90%. However, progress has been limited for certain cancers, such as sarcomas.1 In Italy, the 5-year survival for childhood cancers reached 83% during the period 2010-2014.1 Despite these improvements, documented variations in survival across European countries and Italian regions suggest that further progress i…