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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
The common risk factors in development of Ewing sarcoma are: | |||
*'''Race''': Incidence of Ewing sarcoma in the United States is nine times greater in whites than in African Americans, with an intermediate incidence in Asian. | |||
*'''Gender''': males are more commonly affected with Ewing sarcoma than females. | |||
*'''Age''': Ewing sarcoma typically occurs in children and adolescents between 10 and 20 years of age (95% between 4 and 25 years of age). | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Risk Factors
The common risk factors in development of Ewing sarcoma are:
- Race: Incidence of Ewing sarcoma in the United States is nine times greater in whites than in African Americans, with an intermediate incidence in Asian.
- Gender: males are more commonly affected with Ewing sarcoma than females.
- Age: Ewing sarcoma typically occurs in children and adolescents between 10 and 20 years of age (95% between 4 and 25 years of age).