Area deprivation is associated with poorer overall survival in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Jeremy M SchrawErin C Peckham-GregoryKaren R RabinMichael E ScheurerPhilip J LupoAbiodun OluyomiPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2020)
Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage is associated with inferior OS in this analysis of over 4100 children with ALL, highlighting the substantial contributions of social-environmental factors to childhood cancer survival. This association was stronger in males than females.