Zeitschriftenartikel
Youths experiencing parental death due to cancer
JAMA Network Open, 8:7, 1–5 (2025)
Open Access
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Abstract
The death of a parent from cancer is associated with increased risks of self-injury1 and short- and long-term adverse psychological outcomes among children. However, the number of children who lose 1 or more parents to cancer each year in the US is unknown. The objectives of this study were to estimate the number of youths (aged <18 years) who lose 1 or more parents to cancer overall and by race and ethnicity in the US and to assess changes in the incidence of parental cancer death from 1999 to 2020.
Schlagwörter: Vereinigte Staaten, cancer, orphanhood