# Youths Experiencing Parental Death Due to Cancer

## TL;DR

This study estimates how many youths lose a parent to cancer each year, including differences by race and ethnicity from 1999 to 2020.

## Contribution

The study provides annual estimates of parental cancer deaths among youths, disaggregated by race and ethnicity.

## Key findings

- The number of youths experiencing parental death due to cancer was estimated annually from 1999 to 2020.
- Variations in these numbers were observed across different racial and ethnic groups.
- The study highlights the impact of cancer-related parental death on youths over two decades.

## Abstract

This cross-sectional study estimates the number of youths who experienced parental death due to cancer annually overall and by race and ethnicity from 1999 to 2020.