Disparities in childhood leukemia survival for Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

While some previous studies disaggregated the Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (ANHPI) population to investigate survival for childhood leukemia, further studies are needed to understand the differences between subpopulations. The aim of our study was to estimate 5-year relative survival for patients with childhood leukemia and to investigate disparities in prognostic factors with disaggregation of the ANHPI population. We used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program 17 database and included 1881 ANHPI patients with childhood leukemia and 8772 non-Hispanic White (NHW) patients with childhood leukemia.

Physical Activity Among Utah Cancer Survivors: Analysis From a Population-Based Statewide Survey.

Background: Regular physical activity improves cancer survivors' health-related quality of life and physical function. We estimated the proportion of Utah cancer survivors meeting U.S.

Material financial hardship and insurance-related experiences among Utah's rural and urban cancer survivors.

Purpose: Describe material financial hardship (e.g., using savings, credit card debt), insurance, and access to care experienced by Utah cancer survivors; investigate urban-rural differences in financial hardship.

Adherence to Guideline-Recommended cancer screening among Utah cancer survivors.

Background: Adherence to cancer screening is important for cancer survivors because they are at high risk of subsequent cancer diagnoses or recurrence. We assessed adherence to breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer-(CRC)-screening guidelines and evaluated demographic disparities among a population-based sample of survivors.

Methods: A representative sample of Utah survivors diagnosed from 2012-2018 with any reportable invasive cancer was selected from central cancer registry records for a survey about survivorship needs.

The 21-Gene Recurrence Score in Special Histologic Subtypes of Breast Cancer.

Context.—: Recurrence score (RS) testing was developed and validated in invasive ductal and rare lobular carcinomas, although it is used for all special types of breast cancers.

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21-gene recurrence score testing utilization among older women from different races: A population-based study.

Objectives: The influence of older age at diagnosis in combination with race/ethnicity on utilization and results of the 21-gene recurrence score (RS) assay for breast cancer (BC) patients is not fully understood. Our objectives were to evaluate the utilization of RS among older women with BC, the likelihood of a high-risk RS, and factors associated with breast cancer-specific mortality (BCSM) among older patients across different races.

Materials And Methods: We utilized the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Results (SEER) database with linked RS results to evaluate women with estrogen receptor-positive BC diagnosed 2004-2015.

The feasibility of web surveys for obtaining patient-reported outcomes from cancer survivors: a randomized experiment comparing survey modes and brochure enclosures.

Background: Central cancer registries are often used to survey population-based samples of cancer survivors. These surveys are typically administered via paper or telephone. In most populations, web surveys obtain much lower response rates than paper surveys.

Associations of Tobacco and Alcohol Use with Risk of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Small Intestine in Utah.

Background: Incidence of small-intestine neuroendocrine tumors (SINT) has been increasing in the United States over the past 40 years, with higher incidence in Utah than elsewhere. As information about how these tumors arise is limited, elucidating lifestyle factors associated with SINT in a statewide cohort could potentially identify those at risk to help mitigate their effects.

Methods: Cases of SINT with a carcinoid histology (8240 or 8241) diagnosed in Utah from 1996 to 2014 with no prior history of cancer within 5 years ( = 433) were matched to population controls (1:10 ratio).

Population prevalence of individuals meeting criteria for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer testing.

Background: Personal cancer diagnosis and family cancer history factor into which individuals should undergo genetic testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndrome. Family history is often determined in the research setting through kindreds with disease clusters, or clinically from self-report. The population prevalence of individuals with diagnostic characteristics and/or family cancer history meeting criteria for HBOC testing is unknown.

Linkage between Utah All Payers Claims Database and Central Cancer Registry.

Objective: To evaluate the linkage of claims from the Utah All Payers Claims Database (APCD) and Utah Cancer Registry (UCR).

Data Sources: Secondary data from 2013 and 2014 Utah APCD and 2013 UCR cases.

Study Design: This is a descriptive analysis of the quality of linkage between APCD claims data and cancer registry cases.

Baby Boomers and Birth Certificates: Early-Life Socioeconomic Status and Cancer Risk in Adulthood.

Background: Early-life socioeconomic status (SES) may play a role in cancer risk in adulthood. However, measuring SES retrospectively presents challenges. Parental occupation on the birth certificate is a novel method of ascertaining early-life SES that has not been applied in cancer epidemiology.

Recent decline in prostate cancer incidence in the United States, by age, stage, and Gleason score.

Prostate cancer incidence is sensitive to screening practices, however the impact of recent screening recommendations from the United States Preventative Services Task Force on prostate cancer incidence by age, stage, race, and Gleason score is unknown. This study described the timing and magnitude of changes in prostate cancer incidence trends in the United States by month of diagnosis, and evaluated trends by age, Gleason score, and stage at diagnosis. We analyzed prostate cancer incidence trends using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program data for men diagnosed with invasive prostate cancer from 2007 through 2012.

Long-term survival in young women: hazards and competing risks after thyroid cancer.

Background. Differentiated thyroid cancers (DTCs) are one of the most common and survivable cancers diagnosed in women. We examine factors associated with long-term survival and competing risks of death in women diagnosed with DTC under the age of 40 (<40) and aged 40 and older (40+).