Racial and ethnic disparities in survival of US children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: evidence from the SEER database 1988-2008

Purpose: Prior studies have shown poorer survival from childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) among some minorities compared to non-Hispanic whites (NHW). Here, we examine whether these survival disparities have persisted and to see whether they also exist for Asian and Hispanic subgroups. Met...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cancer causes & control 2012-05, Vol.23 (5), p.737-743
Hauptverfasser:	Goggins, William B., Lo, Fiona F. K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute lymphatic leukemia Adolescent Adult Age Age groups Asian Americans Asian people Asians Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Cancer Cancer Research Child Child, Preschool Childhood Children Cohort Studies Continental Population Groups - statistics & numerical data Cultural differences Data processing Epidemiology Ethnic groups Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data Female Gender Genotype & phenotype Hematology Hispanic Americans Hispanics History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans Infant Island life Leukemia Lymphocytic leukemia Male Males Medical prognosis Minority & ethnic groups Minority groups Oncology Original Paper Phenotypes Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - epidemiology Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - ethnology Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - genetics Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - mortality Prognosis Prophets Public Health Registries Retrospective Studies Risk assessment SEER Program Surveillance Survival Survival Rate T lymphocytes United States - epidemiology Young Adult
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