Triple-hit explanation for the worse prognosis of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia among Mexican and Hispanic children

Triple-hit explanation for the worse prognosis of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia among Mexican and Hispanic children

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common malignancy among Mexican and Hispanic children and the first cause of death by disease in Mexico. We propose a “triple-hit” explanation for the survival gap affecting this population. The first hit can be attributed to epidemiology and social, cu...

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Main Authors: Roberto Rivera-Luna, Patricia Perez-Vera, Cesar Galvan-Diaz, Liliana Velasco-Hidalgo, Alberto Olaya-Vargas, Rocio Cardenas-Cardos, Marco Aguilar-Ortiz, Jesus Ponce-Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
pediatric
Hispanic
Mexican
survival gap
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.1072811/full

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