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Reconstruct Human Retinoblastoma In Vitro
Published on: October 11, 2022
Retinoblastoma in New South Wales 1975 to 2001
Domit Azar1, Craig Donaldson, Freny Kalapesi
1The School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. domitazar@yahoo.com.au
Purpose:
To examine the epidemiology of retinoblastoma in New South Wales (NSW), from 1975 to 2001, comparing the incidence with other parts of the developed world.
Methods:
Examination of medical files for patients presenting to NSW retinoblastoma treatment centers between 1975 and 2001. Comparisons to international data were made.
Results:
One hundred twenty-eight patients [63 (49.2%) male and 65 (51.8%) female] presented. The mean annual incidence of retinoblastoma in NSW was 8 per million children aged 0 to 6 years, per year.
Conclusions:
The incidence of retinoblastoma in NSW is similar to other parts of the developed world.
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