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. 2010 Feb 1;28(7):1224–1231. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.24.4608

Table 5.

Mortality Among 5-Year Survivors of Childhood Cancer by Ethnicity

Mortality by Ethnicity Years After Diagnosis
10 20 30
All cause
    White
        Cumulative incidence 5.0 10.0 17.3
            95% CI 4.6 to 5.3 9.4 to 10.5 16.1 to 18.5
    Black
        Cumulative incidence 5.5 13.6 23.6
            95% CI 4.5 to 6.5 11.6 to 15.6 19.6 to 27.5
    American Indian
        Cumulative incidence 4.6 9.5 18.0
            95% CI 1.6 to 7.6 4.5 to 14.5 5.7 to 30.2
    Asian
        Cumulative incidence 5.5 10.3 18.5
            95% CI 4.3 to 6.7 8.3 to 12.4 13.4 to 23.5
    Hispanic
        Cumulative incidence 5.3 12.1 18.3
            95% CI 4.4 to 6.1 10.1 to 14.1 13.8 to 22.7
Recurrence/progression
    White
        Cumulative incidence 3.6 5.7 6.7
            95% CI 3.3 to 3.9 5.3 to 6.1 6.2 to 7.2
    Black
        Cumulative incidence 3.7 6.1 7.2
            95% CI 2.9 to 4.5 4.8 to 7.3 5.6 to 8.9
    American Indian
        Cumulative incidence 3.1 6.0 10.1
            95% CI 0.6 to 5.6 2.3 to 9.7 1.3 to 18.9
    Asian
        Cumulative incidence 3.3 5.5 8.4
            95% CI 2.4 to 4.3 4.1 to 7.0 5.4 to 11.4
    Hispanic
        Cumulative incidence 3.8 7.0 7.4
            95% CI 3.1 to 4.5 5.6 to 8.5 5.8 to 9.0
Nonrecurrence/nonexternal cause
    White
        Cumulative incidence 0.8 2.7 7.3
            95% CI 0.7 to 1.0 2.4 to 3.0 6.4 to 8.2
    Black
        Cumulative incidence 1.2 5.3 11.5
            95% CI 0.7 to 1.7 3.9 to 6.6 8.5 to 11.4
    American Indian
        Cumulative incidence 0.5 2.0 6.3
            95% CI 0 to 1.6 0 to 5.0 0 to 15.2
    Asian
        Cumulative incidence 1.3 3.3 8.6
            95% CI 0.7 to 1.9 2.0 to 4.6 4.5 to 12.7
    Hispanic
        Cumulative incidence 0.8 3.4 6.0
            95% CI 0.5 to 1.2 2.2 to 4.6 3.5 to 8.4
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