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Social Determinants of Health Influence on Survival in Wilms Tumor, Neuroblastoma, and Hepatoblastoma

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Study was a retrospective analysis of 12,000 patients with neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, and hepatoblastoma from the National Cancer Database
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Socioeconomic disadvantage score was created for each patient based on median household income and education level in their local communities
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The most disadvantaged children were more likely to have worse survival for Wilms tumor and neuroblastoma
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After adjusting for tumor size, grade, treatment, and comorbidities, socioeconomic effects on survival remained present
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Hazard ratio for socioeconomic disadvantage was 2.02 for Wilms tumor
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Hazard ratio for socioeconomic disadvantage was 1.29 for hepatoblastoma
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Pediatric oncology outcomes depend on tumor biology, treatment received, and social determinants of health
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Identifying socioeconomic risk factors is necessary to close equity gaps and improve survival for all children with solid tumors
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