Risk factors for Burkitt lymphoma in children in East Africa

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dc.contributor.authorPeprah, Sally
dc.contributor.authorOgwang, Martin D.
dc.contributor.authorKerchan, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorReynolds, Steven J.
dc.contributor.authorTenge, Constance N.
dc.contributor.authorWere, Pamela A.
dc.contributor.authorKuremu, Robert T.
dc.contributor.authorWekesa, Walter N.
dc.contributor.authorSumb, Peter O.
dc.contributor.authorMasalu, Nestory
dc.contributor.authorKawira, Esther
dc.contributor.authorMagatti, Josiah
dc.contributor.authorKinyera, Tobias
dc.contributor.authorOtim, Isaac
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-29T15:17:21Z
dc.date.available2022-04-29T15:17:21Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractEndemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL), a malignancy of immune B cells, is the most common childhood cancer in sub-Saharan Africa eBL is curable when it's identified early, but it's rapidly fatal without treatment Children in sub-Saharan Africa are over 50 times more likely to develop eBL than children living anywhere else in the world Unfortunately, few studies have examined the risk factors associated with eBL To address that gap, researchers conducted a study of eBL in children in three countries in East Africa They analyzed the relationship between eBL and infections, environmental, and genetic risk factors and focused their conclusions on results observed in at least two countries to minimize false-positives Risk of eBL was associated with low socio-economic status inpatient malaria treatment and living in areas targeted for malaria suppression In addition to exploring eBL risk factors, this study also demonstrates the potential to study cancer risk in East Africa and to detect, treat, or prevent eBL Learn more at emblem.cancer.gov Peprah et al. Risk factors for Burkitt lymphoma in East African children and minors. Int. J. Cancer. (2019)en_US
dc.identifier.citationPeprah, S., Ogwang, M. D., Kerchan, P., Reynolds, S. J., Tenge, C. N., Were, P. A., ... & Mbulaiteye, S. M. (2019). Risk factors for Burkitt lymphoma in children in East Africa. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.15122/v1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.15122/v1
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/2992
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherResearch Squareen_US
dc.subjectCanceren_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectBurkitt lymphomaen_US
dc.subjectEndemic burkitt lymphomaen_US
dc.subjectLymphomaen_US
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.subjectEast Africaen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleRisk factors for Burkitt lymphoma in children in East Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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