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ArticleCancer causes & control : CCC2021

Hospitalization and mortality outcomes in the first 5 years after a childhood cancer diagnosis: a population-based study.

Angela Steineck, Eric J Chow, David R Doody, Beth A Mueller

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Article in Cancer causes & control : CCC, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Angela SteineckCancer and Blood Disorders Center, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA. angela.steineck@seattlechildrens.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8000-0179
Eric J ChowCancer and Blood Disorders Center, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA.
David R DoodyPublic Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Beth A MuellerPublic Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Seattle Children's Hospital · USFred Hutch Cancer Center · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAMS- REDUCE THE BURDEN OF CANCER IN WASHINGTONU58DP003899 · DP · WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH · PI JOYNER, PAMA · 2012 to 2014
$17.0M
PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMT32CA009351 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI Elizabeth R Lawlor, SOHEIL MESHINCHI · 1985 to 2026
$7.0M
SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND END RESULTSN01CN005230 · CN · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI THOMAS, DAVID B · 1990 to 1996
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SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGY &END RESULTS PROGRAMN01CN067009 · CN · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI THOMAS, DAVID B · 1996 to 1997
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CDC HHS DP12-1205 DP003899-02NCCDPHP CDC HHS U58 DP003899NCI NIH HHS HHSN261201000029CNCI NIH HHS HHSN261201300012INCI NIH HHS N01 CN005230NCI NIH HHS N01 CN067009NCI NIH HHS N01 PC035142NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009351NHLBI NIH HHS 5T32CA009351-40
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Abstract

purposeChildren with cancer are frequently hospitalized. However, hospitalization and death by disease category are not well defined < 5 years from diagnosis.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study using linked cancer registry-hospital discharge-vital records to identify cancer cases < 20 years at diagnosis during 1987-2012 (n = 4,567) and comparison children without cancer, matched on birth year and sex (n = 45,582). Data linkage identified serious morbidities resulting in cancer- and non-cancer-related hospitalizations or deaths < 5 years from diagnosis. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated to compare relative hospitalization and mortality by disease category and after excluding cancer-related outcomes. Among cancer cases, relative risks of these outcomes for children with solid tumors compared with children with leukemia/lymphoma were also estimated.

resultsGreater rates of all-cause hospitalization (281.5/1,000 vs. 6.2/1,000 person years) and death (40.7/1,000 vs. 0.15/1,000 person years) were observed in childhood cancer cases than comparators and across all diagnosis categories. Increased hospitalization (31.0/1,000 vs. 6.2/1,000 person years; HR 5.0, 95% CI 4.5-5.5) and death (1.0/1,000 vs. 0.15/1,000 person years; HR 10.4, 95% CI 5.6-19.1) rates remained when cancer-related outcomes were excluded. Although HRs for hospitalization and death did not differ greatly by treatment era, absolute rates of hospitalization were greater (1987-1999: 233.3/1,000; 2000-2012: 320.0/1,000 person years) and death were lesser (1987-1999: 46.3/1,000; 2000-2012: 36.8/1,000 person years) in the later treatment era among cases. Children with solid tumors were less likely to have a cancer-related hospitalization than were those with leukemia/lymphoma (RR 0.91, 95% CI 0.84-0.98).

conclusionEven after excluding cancer-related diagnoses, children with cancer experience greater rates of hospitalization and death in all disease categories. Results may guide future toxicity mitigation initiatives and inform anticipatory guidance for families of children with cancer.

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AdolescentCause of DeathChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleHospitalizationHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMorbidityNeoplasmsPopulation SurveillanceProportional Hazards ModelsRegistriesCancerCohort studyHospitalizationMortalityPediatricPopulation-based study

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