Document Type
Article
Abstract
Cancer is relatively rare among children, yet it remains an important public concern. Childhood cancer ranks second as a cause of death after accidents. Population-based data such as Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program of the National Cancer Institute create an opportunity to study the effect of ethnic background on the incidence and mortality of cancer. Studies on migrants have been widely used to infer the relative importance of environmental factors versus inherited factors and have proved valuable in developing population-specific interventions. Unfortunately, information on cancer occurrence among Arab Americans is lacking because of incomplete reporting of nationality and place of birth in the SEER registry.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics | Public Health
Recommended Citation
Sawaf H, Lorenzana A, Dombi G, Hamre M, Schwartz K. Childhood cancer among Arab Americans in southeast Michigan. Ethn Dis. 2005;15(Winter): SI13-SI14.
Comments
This article is the publisher's version, previously appearing published as Sawaf H, Lorenzana A, Dombi G, Hamre M, Schwartz K. Childhood cancer amongArab Americans in southeast Michigan. Ethn Dis. 2005 Winter;15(1 Suppl1):S1-13-4. PubMed PMID: 15787033.
Copyright 2005 Ethnicity and Disease. Reposted with permission.