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World J Clin Oncol. Oct 24, 2019; 10(10): 340-349
Published online Oct 24, 2019. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v10.i10.340
Published online Oct 24, 2019. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v10.i10.340
Endometrial cancer among a cohort of urban Haitian immigrants
Matthew Schlumbrecht, Marilyn Huang, Sophia George, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33139, United States
Matthew Schlumbrecht, Parker Bussies, Marilyn Huang, Sophia George, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33139, United States
Erin Kobetz, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33139, United States
Author contributions: Schlumbrecht M and George SHL contributed to research design, data analysis, and manuscript drafting; Bussies P contributed to data analysis and manuscript drafting; Huang M and Kobetz E contributed to manuscript drafting; All authors manuscript revision and final approval.
Institutional review board statement: Review and analysis of the database was approved by the State of Florida Department of Health Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent is waived by the Florida Department of Health as all patient information is de-identified and non-discoverable.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The manuscript meets the STROBE checklist requirements for cohort studies.
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Corresponding author: Matthew Schlumbrecht, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1121 Northwest 14th Street, Suite 345C, Miami, FL 33136, United States. mschlumbrecht@miami.edu
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Received: May 13, 2019
Peer-review started: May 14, 2019
First decision: August 16, 2019
Revised: August 22, 2019
Accepted: September 20, 2019
Article in press: September 20, 2019
Published online: October 24, 2019
Peer-review started: May 14, 2019
First decision: August 16, 2019
Revised: August 22, 2019
Accepted: September 20, 2019
Article in press: September 20, 2019
Published online: October 24, 2019
Core Tip
Core tip: Black women of Haitian nativity have a higher prevalence of type II endometrial cancers than previously reported in other large, population-based studies performed in the United States. Further investigation into the genetic, epigenetic, and behavioral determinations of this observed health outcome is necessary.