Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to characterize the epidemiological aspects and to analyze the survival curve and
risk ratio of childhood cancer in a capital of northeastern Brazil. Method: It is a cross-sectional, exploratory,
retrospective study. of quantitative approach, carried out in the Population-Based Cancer Registry (RCBP),
covering children and adolescents, aged 0 to 19 years, with malignant neoplasms, a total of 515 cases.
Results: The most incident malignant groups were: XI (other malignant neoplasms), group I (leukemias);
group II (lymphomas) and group III (CNS tumors). Female gender obtained higher percentages among the
affected ones, notably in groups XI (Other epithelial malignant neoplasms), I (Leukemias), II (Lymphomas) and III (CNS Tumors). In males, groups I, II, III and XI stood out. Conclusion: It was observed that the most used diagnostic test was histology of the primary tumor. When analyzing the survival curve, it was found that it is lower in females and in the age groups <1 year, 1 to 4, 5 to 9, and 10 to 14 years than the 15 to 19 age group.