Paola Friedrich1, Elena Itriago1, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo1, Karina Ribeiro1. 1. Affiliations of authors: Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber, Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, MA (PF, EI, CRG); Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (KR) and Current affiliations: Department of Oncology and Department of Global Pediatric Medicine, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN (PF, CRG); Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center Dallas, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (EI).
Abstract
Background: Few studies have comparatively assessed differences in the incidence of childhood cancer by race and ethnicity that could inform etiologic research. We aimed to identify disparities in the incidence of pediatric extracranial embryonal tumors by race and ethnicity in the United States using a population-based cancer registry. Methods: Cases of extracranial embryonal tumors among children age 0 to 19 years diagnosed between 2000 and 2010 were retrieved from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program 18 (n = 8188). Age-standardized incidence rates and incidence rate ratios (IRRs) were obtained by race/ethnicity. Whites were the reference group. The percentage of families living below the poverty line by county was used to stratify by socioeconomic status (SES). Results: All minority groups had a lower incidence of neuroblastoma (Hispanics: IRR = 0.53, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.47 to 0.59; blacks: IRR = 0.70, 95% CI = 0.61 to 0.81; Native-Hawaiian/Asian-Pacific-Islander (API): IRR = 0.56, 95% CI = 0.46 to 0.67; and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN): IRR = 0.28, 95% CI = 0.15 to 0.48) while Hispanics had a higher incidence of retinoblastoma (IRR = 1.26, 95% CI = 1.07 to 1.48). Incidence of nephroblastoma was lower among Hispanics (IRR = 0.80, 95% CI = 0.71 to 0.91) and API (IRR = 0.43, 95% CI = 0.33 to 0.56) while equivalent for blacks. Similarly, incidence of rhabdomyosarcoma was low among Hispanics (IRR = 0.85, 95% CI = 0.74 to 0.98) and API (IRR = 0.61, 95% CI = 0.47 to 0.79) while equivalent for blacks. However, incidence of hepatoblastoma was low among blacks (IRR = 0.44, 95% CI = 0.28 to 0.68) while equivalent for Hispanics and API. Incidence of germ cell tumors was higher among Hispanics (IRR = 1.30, 95% CI = 1.19 to 1.42) and lower among blacks (IRR = 0.52, 95% CI = 0.44 to 0.61) and API (IRR = 0.79, 95% CI = 0.67 to 0.93). No effect modification by SES was observed. Conclusions: Unique incidence patterns of childhood extracranial embryonal tumors exist by race and ethnicity in the United States. The interplay between race/ethnicity and genetics, epigenetics, and gene-environment interactions in the causation of these cancers deserves further investigation.
Background: Few studies have comparatively assessed differences in the incidence of childhood cancer by race and ethnicity that could inform etiologic research. We aimed to identify disparities in the incidence of pediatric extracranial embryonal tumors by race and ethnicity in the United States using a population-based cancer registry. Methods: Cases of extracranial embryonal tumors among children age 0 to 19 years diagnosed between 2000 and 2010 were retrieved from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program 18 (n = 8188). Age-standardized incidence rates and incidence rate ratios (IRRs) were obtained by race/ethnicity. Whites were the reference group. The percentage of families living below the poverty line by county was used to stratify by socioeconomic status (SES). Results: All minority groups had a lower incidence of neuroblastoma (Hispanics: IRR = 0.53, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.47 to 0.59; blacks: IRR = 0.70, 95% CI = 0.61 to 0.81; Native-Hawaiian/Asian-Pacific-Islander (API): IRR = 0.56, 95% CI = 0.46 to 0.67; and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN): IRR = 0.28, 95% CI = 0.15 to 0.48) while Hispanics had a higher incidence of retinoblastoma (IRR = 1.26, 95% CI = 1.07 to 1.48). Incidence of nephroblastoma was lower among Hispanics (IRR = 0.80, 95% CI = 0.71 to 0.91) and API (IRR = 0.43, 95% CI = 0.33 to 0.56) while equivalent for blacks. Similarly, incidence of rhabdomyosarcoma was low among Hispanics (IRR = 0.85, 95% CI = 0.74 to 0.98) and API (IRR = 0.61, 95% CI = 0.47 to 0.79) while equivalent for blacks. However, incidence of hepatoblastoma was low among blacks (IRR = 0.44, 95% CI = 0.28 to 0.68) while equivalent for Hispanics and API. Incidence of germ cell tumors was higher among Hispanics (IRR = 1.30, 95% CI = 1.19 to 1.42) and lower among blacks (IRR = 0.52, 95% CI = 0.44 to 0.61) and API (IRR = 0.79, 95% CI = 0.67 to 0.93). No effect modification by SES was observed. Conclusions: Unique incidence patterns of childhood extracranial embryonal tumors exist by race and ethnicity in the United States. The interplay between race/ethnicity and genetics, epigenetics, and gene-environment interactions in the causation of these cancers deserves further investigation.
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