Cancer patterns among children of Turkish descent in Germany: a study at the German Childhood Cancer Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer risks of migrants might differ from risks of the indigenous population due to differences in socioeconomic status, life style, or genetic factors. The aim of this study was to investigate cancer patterns among children of Turkish descent in Germany.

Methods

We identified cases with Turkish names (as a proxy of Turkish descent) among the 37,259 cases of childhood cancer registered in the German Childhood Cancer Registry (GCCR) during 1980-2005. As it is not possible to obtain reference population data for children of Turkish descent, the distribution of cancer diagnoses was compared between cases of Turkish descent and all remaining (mainly German) cases in the registry, using proportional cancer incidence ratios (PCIRs).

Results

The overall distribut

SUBMITTER: Spallek J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2396623 | biostudies-literature | 2008 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature