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ABSTRACT Background Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer in Mexico, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent subtype. Exposure to high concentrations of benzene has been associated with ALL incidence, particularly in urban areas. This study evaluated the relationship between distance to benzene emission sources and the number
Orlando Rivera Zurita +5 more
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Cancer survival among children of Turkish descent in Germany 1980–2005: a registry-based analysis [PDF]
Spix C, Spallek J, Kaatsch P, Razum O, Zeeb H. Cancer survival among children of Turkish descent in Germany 1980–2005: a registry-based analysis. BMC Cancer.
Spix Claudia +9 more
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SURVIV for survival analysis of mRNA isoform variation
AbstractThe rapid accumulation of clinical RNA-seq data sets has provided the opportunity to associate mRNA isoform variations to clinical outcomes. Here we report a statistical method SURVIV (Survival analysis of mRNAIsoformVariation), designed for identifying mRNA isoform variation associated with patient survival time.
Shihao Shen +4 more
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Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte +5 more
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Parametrization and penalties in spline models with an application to survival analysis [PDF]
A simple parametrization, built from the definition of cubic splines, is shown to facilitate the implementation and interpretation of penalized spline models, whatever configuration of knots is used.
Costa, Maria J. (Maria João) +1 more
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ABSTRACT Background Pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors may experience psychosocial challenges related to childhood cancer after their intensive, body‐altering treatment. This cross‐sectional study aimed to evaluate generic and survivor‐specific psychosocial outcomes in a national cohort of pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors, and ...
Hinke van der Hoek +14 more
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BUSINESS DEMOGRAPHY DYNAMICS IN PORTUGAL: A NON-PARAMETRIC SURVIVAL ANALYSIS [PDF]
We address the post-entry performance of new Portuguese firms by investigating the structural characteristics of the hazard and survival functions, using non-parametric survival analysis.
Alcina Nunes, Elsa Sarmento
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Re‐Irradiation in Pediatric Diffuse Midline Glioma: A Multi‐Institutional Retrospective Study
ABSTRACT Background Children with recurrent diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs) have limited therapeutic options at recurrence. Re‐irradiation (RT2) may be used at progression, but with uncertainty about the benefit. Methods We conducted a multi‐institutional retrospective study of children aged < 18 with DMG treated at three centers (Toronto, Canada ...
Ajay Thomas Alex +13 more
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Survival analysis of 1148 women diagnosed with breast cancer in Southern Iran [PDF]
Background: while there has been much research regarding risk factors and prognostic factors for breast cancer in general, research specific to Iran is sparse.
Talei, Abdolrasoul +28 more
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Extended version of conference paper appearing in KDD ...
Chengzhi Shi, Stratis Ioannidis
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