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ArticleActa oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden)2025

Socioeconomic characteristics and relapse-free and overall survival from childhood cancer - a nationwide study based on data from the Danish Childhood Cancer Registry.

Fie Stegenborg, Mathilde Bek, Charlotte Nilsson, Line H Pedersen, Thomas Scheike, Lisa Hjalgrim, Friederike Erdmann, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Pernille Bidstrup, Line Kenborg and 3 more

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Fie StegenborgCancer Survivorship, Danish Cancer Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark. fiea@cancer.dk.ORCID 0009-0006-9591-4500
Mathilde BekCancer Survivorship, Danish Cancer Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Charlotte NilssonSection of Social Medicine, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Line H PedersenCancer Survivorship, Danish Cancer Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Thomas ScheikeSection of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lisa HjalgrimDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet.
Friederike ErdmannResearch group Etiology and Inequalities in Childhood Cancer, Division of Childhood Cancer Epidemiology, Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany; Department of Prevention and Evaluation, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, Bremen, Germany.
Kjeld SchmiegelowDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Pernille BidstrupPsychological Aspects of Cancer, Danish Cancer Institute, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Line KenborgChildhood Cancer Research Group, Danish Cancer Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jeanette WintherChildhood Cancer Research Group, Danish Cancer Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
Hanne LarsenDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet.
Susanne DaltonCancer Survivorship, Danish Cancer Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Oncology & Palliative Care, Zealand University Hospital, Naestved, Denmark.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeOver the past decades, childhood cancer survival has increased substantially in Europe, including Denmark. However, families with fewer social resources may have benefitted less from these improvements. In this nationwide register-based study, we assessed associations between parental socioeconomic position (SEP) and 5-year relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) in childhood cancer patients. MATERIAL AND

methodsAll children aged <16 years diagnosed with cancer in Denmark between 1998 and 2017 were identified in the Danish Childhood Cancer Registry (N = 3245). Parents, with whom the children resided, were identified, and data on the parents' education, cohabitation status, affiliation to work market, country of origin, and vital status of the children were obtained through individual-level linkage across Danish nationwide registries. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate the association between SEP indicators and 5-year RFS and OS. RESULTS AND

interpretationTendencies towards lower 5-year RFS and OS were observed among children whose parents were unemployed/not in workforce (RFS: HR [hazard ratio] = 1.14, 95% CI [confidence interval]: 0.90-1.45, OS: HR = 1.28, 95% CI: 0.95-1.71) or from non-Western countries (RFS: HR = 1.21 95% CI: 0.96-1.52, OS: HR = 1.44, 95% CI: 1.09-1.90). Results by diagnostic groups revealed particularly low OS for children with non-central nervous system tumors whose parents were from non-Western countries (HR = 1.92, 95% CI: 1.24-2.97). Targeted strategies are needed to promote social equity and ensure optimal diagnosis, care, and management of childhood cancer across social groups.

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NeoplasmsAdolescentCancer SurvivorsChildChild, PreschoolDenmarkFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleParentsRegistriesSocial ClassSocioeconomic Factors

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