title: Racial, Ethnic, and Age Differences in the Incidence and Survival of Childhood Cancer in Oklahoma, 1997-2012.
abstract: While cancer is relatively rare in children under 20, it is the leading cause of disease-related death among children aged 5 to 14 years. We aimed to describe the incidence and survival of childhood cancer in Oklahoma from 1997-2012. We calculated age-adjusted incidence rates and five-year observed survival by cancer type using Oklahoma Central Cancer Registry and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program data among children diagnosed with cancer under the age of 20 from 1997-2012. The average annual age-adjusted incidence rate of childhood cancer was 168.9 per million for the US and 171.7 per million for Oklahoma. Overall, Oklahoma had lower survival from childhood cancer compared to the US (77.0% v. 80.6%). In recent years, research has been conducted on the epidemiology of childhood cancer. Little research has been done, however, on the incidence or survival of childhood cancer at state levels and none focused exclusively on Oklahoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
authors.forename: Amanda E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Janitz
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
authors.forename: Janis E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.affiliation: Allied Health Science, School of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pate
authors.affiliation: Oklahoma Area Tribal Epidemiology Center, Southern Plains Tribal Health Board.
authors.forename: Amber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma.
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McNall-Knapp
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000073116:Cancer Survivors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009825:Oklahoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012042:Registries; D018426:SEER Program; D016019:Survival Analysis; D055815:Young Adult