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Persistent Poverty Increases Risk, Speed of Cancer Death in Children: Study
April 22, 2025
ITASCA, Illinois, April 22 -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release:

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Persistent Poverty Increases Risk, Speed of Cancer Death in Children: Study

A study examining the impact of persistent poverty on childhood cancer diagnoses found that children living in persistently impoverished areas are at a higher chance of death within 3 months of a cancer diagnosis. Persistent poverty - defined as when at least 20% of a community . . .

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