Acute lymphoid and myeloid leukemia in a Brazilian Amazon population: Epidemiology and predictors of comorbidity and deaths.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Leukemia is the most common cancer in children and has the highest rates of incidence in industrialized countries, followed by developing countries. This epidemiologic profile can mainly be attributed to the availability of diagnostic resources. In Brazil, leukemia d...

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Main Authors: Alexander Leonardo Silva-Junior, Fabíola Silva Alves, Marlon Wendell Athaydes Kerr, Lilyane Amorim Xabregas, Fábio Magalhães Gama, Maria Gabriela Almeida Rodrigues, Alexandre Santos Torres, Andréa Monteiro Tarragô, Vanderson Souza Sampaio, Maria Perpétuo Socorro Sampaio Carvalho, Nelson Abrahim Fraiji, Adriana Malheiro, Allyson Guimarães Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221518