Early death from childhood cancer: First medical record‐level analysis reveals insights on diagnostic timing and cause of death

Early death from childhood cancer: First medical record‐level analysis reveals insights on diagnostic timing and cause of death

Abstract Background Approximately 7.5% of pediatric cancer deaths occur in the first 30 days post diagnosis, termed early death (ED). Previous database‐level analyses identified increased ED in Black/Hispanic patients, infants, late adolescents, those in poverty, and with specific diagnoses. Socioec...

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Main Authors: Katherine T. Lind, Elizabeth Molina, Amy Mellies, Kami Wolfe Schneider, William Daley, Adam L. Green
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-10-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
Subjects:
access to care
childhood cancer
disparities
early death
neoplasm
pediatrics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.6609

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