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Differences in Testis Cancer Survival by Race and Ethnicity: A Population-Based Study, 1973–1999 (United States)

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Objective: We examined the relationship between race/ethnicity and testis cancer survival in a population-based setting.

Methods: We analyzed 16,086 cases of primary testis cancer diagnosed during 1973–1999 and reported to 12 cancer registries participating in the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. We compared testis cancer-specific survival between patients from different racial/ethnic groups by use of the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) calculated from Cox proportional hazards models, adjusting for stage, histology, and period of diagnosis.

Conclusion: These findings are consistent with previous reports of race/ethnic disparities in stage at diagnosis and survival in testis cancer patients as well as other cancer patients. Further research is needed to understand the reasons underlying these disparities.

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  1. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, M4-C308, P.O. Box 19024, Seattle, WA, 98109-1024, USA. Ph.: +1-206-667-4177

    Mary Lou Biggs

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Lou Biggs, M., Schwartz, S.M. Differences in Testis Cancer Survival by Race and Ethnicity: A Population-Based Study, 1973–1999 (United States). Cancer Causes Control 15, 437–444 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:CACO.0000036443.95995.40

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