Survival variability by race and ethnicity in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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White children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia may have better survival rates after treatment than other ethnic groups even if all the children receive the same treatment. This was the conclusion of a study of 4,952 children who were diagnosed with ALL and treated between 1973 and 1999. During each decade, white children had a better outcome than other ethnic groups even though more effective treatments were developed during this time period.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2003
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Race and outcome in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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Researchers continue to try and determine whether health outcomes among children of different races who have acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are due to biological differences between races or to the fact that some ethnic groups do not receive effective treatments. This question may be answered in the future because 80% of all children with ALL will be registered and treated at hospitals participating in the Children's Oncology Group.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2003
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Health status of adult long-term survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
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Adults who survived cancer as a child may still have many health and psychiatric problems, according to a study of 9,535 adult childhood cancer survivors. Forty-four percent reported at least one health problem. Low-income women with little education were most likely to have health or psychiatric problems. People who had bone cancer, sarcoma, or brain tumors were more likely to have health problems than those who had leukemia.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2003
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