POGO Reports of Childhood Cancer Statistics
POGO monitors and publicly reports childhood cancer statistics in Ontario, including cancer incidence (new cases), mortality (deaths) and survival over time and by population. We do this work using data collected in POGONIS, POGO’s childhood cancer database, which is also linked to other databases managed by our partners in childhood cancer care. In addition, POGO provides statistics to hospital partners related to their case-mix, patient outcomes, health service utilization and workload to ensure high-quality care for children with cancer in Ontario. POGO data reports are important for enhancing data-driven quality improvement, one of the five strategic goals of POGO’s Childhood Cancer Care Plan: A Roadmap for Ontario 2024-2029.
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Childhood Cancer in Ontario: The 2020 POGO Surveillance ReportThis report features updated statistics on childhood cancer incidence, mortality, survival and estimated prevalence among children aged 0–14 years in Ontario. |
POGO Collaborations: Partner Reports
POGO is committed to collaboration to achieve the best childhood cancer system for children, youth, survivors and their families and healthcare teams in Ontario and beyond. We share high-quality data and childhood cancer statistics from our childhood cancer database (POGONIS) with our partners to ensure the right data are available and being used to drive an effective childhood cancer care system. We have a growing list of reports developed in partnership with other organizations to which POGO has contributed childhood cancer data, knowledge and analytical insights.
Ontario Cancer Statistics 2024
Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario)
Available at: https://www.cancercareontario.ca/ocsreport
Through our ongoing collaboration with Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), POGO has contributed new cancer incidence, mortality and survival statistics for Ontario’s children (ages 0 to 14 years) in Ontario Cancer Statistics 2024, the fifth edition of the Ontario Cancer Statistics report. The Ontario Cancer Statistics report series provides comprehensive information on the changing burden of cancer in Ontario to help plan, investigate, measure and monitor population-based cancer control efforts.
Cancer in Young People in Canada (CYP-C) Data Tool
Public Health Agency of Canada
Available at: https://health-infobase.canada.ca/data-tools/cypc/
POGO collaborates with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) by providing childhood cancer data from POGONIS to populate the Canadian childhood cancer surveillance database Cancer in Young People in Canada (CYP-C). The CYP-C data tool provides incidence and outcome statistics on all children diagnosed with cancer in Canada, aged 0 to 14 years.
Past Editions of Reports with Childhood Cancer Statistics from POGO
Past editions of reports with childhood cancer statistics from POGO are available below:
Ontario Cancer Statistics, 2022
Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario)
Available at: https://www.cancercareontario.ca/en/data-research/view-data/statistical-reports/ontario-cancer-statistics-2022
POGO’s contribution to the fourth edition of this report marks our continued collaboration with Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) and second inclusion of childhood cancer statistics for Ontario’s children (ages 0 to 14 years) in an Ontario Cancer Statistics report. The Ontario Cancer Statistics report series helps inform health system planning that directly affects patient care.
Ontario Cancer Statistics, 2020
Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario)
Available at: https://www.cancercareontario.ca/en/statistical-reports/ontario-cancer-statistics-2020
POGO’s contribution to the third edition of this report marks the first-ever inclusion of childhood cancer statistics for Ontario’s children (ages 0 to 14 years) in an Ontario Cancer Statistics report and helps inform health system planning that directly affects patient care.
Childhood Cancer in Ontario 1986–2015: A POGO Surveillance Report
The 2018 POGO Surveillance Report provides detailed statistics related to the impact and burden of cancer in children, aged 0 to 14 years, in Ontario, over a 30-year period, using data from POGONIS, with a focus on the incidence of childhood cancer in Ontario, mortality, survival and prevalence in the population. For the first time, the prevalence of childhood cancer is estimated for the Ontario population.
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POGO Atlas of Childhood Cancer 1985–2004
The POGO Atlas is the inaugural report of childhood cancer statistics in Ontario. It provides a comprehensive overview of the patterns of incidence, mortality, survival, treatment and healthcare utilization of children with cancer in Ontario over a 20-year period.
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