Childhood leukemia incidence in California: High and rising in the Hispanic population

High rates of childhood leukemia incidence have been reported in Latin America and among Hispanic children in the United States. California’s large Hispanic population affords an important opportunity to perform a detailed analysis of the leukemia burden among Hispanic children.

Authors

Catherine Metayer, MD, PhD UC Berkeley, Leading Childhood Cancer Researcher

Mark Miller, MD, MPH Region 9 WSPEHSU Director Emeritus, UCSF