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Cancer survival among children of Turkish descent in Germany 1980–2005: a registry-based analysis

Claudia Spix1 email, Jacob Spallek2 email, Peter Kaatsch1 email, Oliver Razum2 email and Hajo Zeeb3 email

German Childhood Cancer Registry (GCCR), Institute for Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), Obere Zahlbacher Straße 69, 55131 Mainz, Germany

Department of Epidemiology & International Public Health, School of Public Health, Bielefeld University. P.O. Box 10 01 31, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany

Institute for Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), Obere Zahlbacher Straße 69, 55131 Mainz, Germany

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BMC Cancer 2008, 8:355doi:10.1186/1471-2407-8-355

Published: 28 November 2008

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Additional file 1:

Diagnosis distribution and proportion of cases with Turkish descent by ICCC-3. Listed are all ICCC-3 groups and all subgroups with at least 10 cases of Turkish descent.

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5-year survival probabilities for cancers of children with and without Turkish descent, German Childhood Cancer Registry 1980–2005, by ICCC-3 groups. Follow up of cases until 31.12.2006 or until loss to follow up. Listed are all ICCC-3 groups and subgroups with at least 5 deaths among cases with Turkish descent.

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5-year survival probabilities for cancers of children with and without Turkish descent, German Childhood Cancer Registry 1980–2005 by time period of diagnosis. Follow up of cases until 31.12.2006 or until loss to follow up. Listed are all ICCC-3 groups and all subgroups with at least 5 deaths among cases with Turkish descent per time period.

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