Trends in incidence, survival and mortality of childhood and adolescent cancer in Austria, 1994–2011

Highlights • Since the 1980s high enrolment in clinical studies (>90%) and centralization of care. • Cancer incidence in adolescents increased to a stronger extent than in children. • Five-year survival improved by 5–7% reaching 86% resulting in declining mortality. • Neuroblastoma screening (1991–2003) affected trends of neuroblastoma. • Low incidence of retinoblastoma in the past due to referring pattern to Germany.