On Apr. 30, 2012, “Treatment Outcomes in Black and White Children With Cancer: Results From the SEER Database and St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 1992 Through 2007 was published.

The analysis of the SEER data indicated that in both study periods, black patients had significantly poorer rates of survival than did white patients, with the exception of a few types of cancer. St.ﾠJude Children’s Research Hospital was founded in 1962 by actor Danny Thomas.