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accurate epidemiological data vital estimating burden disease country little known incidence childhood cancer ghana study describes incidence patterns cancer children 14 years 11 months 2015 2019 two main pediatric cancer referral centers ghana korle bu teaching hospital kbth komfo anokye teaching hospital kath data incidence cancer children 14 years 11 months collected retrospectively 1st january 2015 31st december 2019 patients medical folders kbth cancer registry pediatric units kath descriptive statistics used describe data incident rates expressed agespecific rates asrs per 100000 personyears using population estimates age groups sex year determined age groups 04 59 1014 years 11 months sex region residence cancer types based international childhood cancer classification third edition total asr per 100000 personyears 2015 2019 936 based 1073 cases observed asr increased 16 per 100000 personyears 2015241 2017 thereafter decreasing 145 2019 asr higher male children 210 per 100000 personyears children 0 4 years 027 per 100000 personyears children living greater accra region 417 per 100000 personyears prevalent cancers lymphomas 217 per 100000 personyears leukemia 188 per 100000 personyears study provides baseline information incidence patterns childhood cancer 2015 2019 addressing critical gap childhood cancer epidemiology ghana