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Ewing sarcoma demonstrates racial disparities in incidence-related and sex-related differences in outcome

An analysis of 1631 cases from the SEER database, 1973-2005

  1. Muhammad U. Jawad MD1,
  2. Michael C. Cheung MD2,
  3. Elijah S. Min BS3,
  4. Michaela M. Schneiderbauer MD1,
  5. Leonidas G. Koniaris MD2,
  6. Sean P. Scully MD, PhD1,†,*

Article first published online: 22 JUN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24388

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Cancer

Volume 115, Issue 15, pages 3526–3536, 1 August 2009

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Jawad, M. U., Cheung, M. C., Min, E. S., Schneiderbauer, M. M., Koniaris, L. G. and Scully, S. P. (2009), Ewing sarcoma demonstrates racial disparities in incidence-related and sex-related differences in outcome. Cancer, 115: 3526–3536. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24388

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  1. 1

    Department of Orthopedics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida

  2. 2

    DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida

  3. 3

    Ross University School of Medicine, North Brunswick, New Jersey

  1. †

    Fax: (305) 325-4784

*Department of Orthopedics, 1400 NW, 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136

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  1. Issue published online: 20 JUL 2009
  2. Article first published online: 22 JUN 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 6 JAN 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 30 DEC 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 15 OCT 2008

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