title: Disparities in cancer outcomes: lessons learned from children with cancer.
abstract: Disparities in cancer burden by race/ethnicity have been reported, primarily in adults with cancer. However, there appear to be gaps in the pediatric oncology literature with regards to a comprehensive overview on this topic. Extant literature is used to highlight the results of studies focusing on racial and ethnic disparities in outcome observed in selected childhood cancers. A comprehensive approach is utilized to understand possible underlying causes of disparities in cancer outcomes, and to highlight the gaps that currently exist. This review helps define areas of future research that could help develop targeted, disease-specific approaches to eliminate the disparities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA. sbhatia@coh.org
authors.forename: Smita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhatia
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D010597:Pharmacogenetics; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D018426:SEER Program; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents