Epidemology of Neuroendocrine Tumors in Ontario: A 15-year Population-Based Study

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Introduction: A recent study of the SEER database in the United States showed a 5-fold increase in neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) over the last 30 years. Conflicting reports of incidence trends have been reported worldwide.

Aim(s): To describe the incidence and anatomical distribution of NETs in Ontario, Canada.

Materials and methods: A population-based study was initiated using the Ontario Cancer Registry, cross-linked with the Registered Persons Database and the Canadian Institute of Health Information Discharge Abstract Database. All cases of NETs were identified in Ontario (> 13 million persons) from 1994 to 2009. Baseline demographic, clinical and outcomes data were abstracted.

Conference: 9th Annual ENETSConcerence (2012)

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Authors: Singh S, Cukier M, Saskin R, Liu N, Law C,

Keywords: epidemiology, incidence,