Epidemiology and risk factors of osteosarcoma.

Epidemiology and risk factors of osteosarcoma. Cancer Invest. 2020 May 13;:1-14 Authors: Sadykova LR, Ntekim AI, Muyangwa-Semenova M, Rutland CS, Jeyapalan JN, Blatt N, Rizvanov AA Abstract Osteosarcoma is a rare tumor diagnosed at any age; however younger age is a common risk factor. In addition, multiple factors are believed to contribute to higher rates of osteosarcoma, particularly race and gender. Although diagnosed worldwide, osteosarcoma is found to be more prevalent in Africa with high numbers of cases reported in Nigeria, Uganda, and Sudan. Additionally, higher rates are detected in African Americans, suggesting a genetic predisposition linked to race. This review focuses on identifying high risk factors of osteosarcoma with an emphasis on sarcoma epidemiology and risk factors in African countries. PMID: 32400205 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cancer Investigation - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cancer Invest Source Type: research