Investigating Epidemiological Patterns in Pediatric Oncology Through Data Integration and Visualization

• Felipe de Assis Ribeiro UFCSPA / Instituto do Câncer Infantil
• Marialva Sinigaglia Instituto do Câncer Infantil / INCT BioOncoPed
• Alexsandro Vargas de Ávila Instituto do Câncer Infantil
• Isabel Cristina Siqueira da Silva UFCSPA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbcas.2025.7713

Abstract

This article describes a study that aimed to investigate epidemiological patterns in the DATASUS and RHC databases, based on the extraction and processing of data related to childhood cancer. From the collected, processed and integrated data, a web system was developed consisting of three dashboards, which present different types of interactive visual representations of pediatric oncology data. The system is available for public access, since the information collected from the aforementioned databases is already anonymized, and aims to assist, mainly, in strategic decision-making related to the treatment and prevention of childhood cancer.

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