Medical Xpress, February 23, 2016: Childhood leukemia patients from high-poverty areas more likely to suffer early relapse
“Among children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common pediatric cancer, those who live in high-poverty areas are substantially more likely to suffer early relapse than other patients, despite having received the same treatment, according to new research from Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. The findings, published today in the journal Pediatric Blood & Cancer, are significant because ALL that relapses early is more difficult to successfully treat.”