Racial/ethnic disparities in all-cause and cause-specific death among children with malignant central nervous system tumours: a registry-based cohort retrospective analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is generally recognized that there is unequal mortality in childhood central nervous system (CNS) malignancy in the United States (US), but little is known about the trends and contributors of racial/ethnic disparities in death. We assessed the trends of racial/ethnic disparities in all-cause and cause-specific death, and the contributions of tumour, treatment and socioeconomic factors to this disparity.

Methods

This registry-based cohort study included children (aged ≤19 years) diagnosed with malignant CNS tumours, using data from the US population-based cancer registry in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. The clinical outcomes were all-cause and cause-specific death for each racial/ethnic group (White, Black, Hispanic, non-Hispan

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11405826 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature