Background: Persistent poverty census tracts have had≥ 20% of the population living below
the federal poverty line for 30+ years. We assessed the relationship between persistent …

Background: Cancer mortality is higher in counties with high levels of (current) poverty, but
less is known about associations with persistent poverty. Persistent poverty counties (with≥ …

Study researchers found the overall cancer mortality rate in persistent-poverty counties was
201.3 deaths per 100,000 people versus 179.3 deaths per 100,000 people in counties …

BACKGROUND The relationship between socioeconomic status and cancer incidence in
the United States has not traditionally been a focus of population‐based cancer surveillance …

Purpose: Population-level environmental and socioeconomic factors may influence cancer
burden within communities, particularly in rural and urban areas that may be differentially …

Over the past several years, there has been greater appreciation for the impact of structural
and contextual factors on disease outcomes, including cancer (1, 2). Given that these …

Background Most persistent poverty counties are rural and contain high concentrations of
racial minorities. Cancer mortality across persistent poverty, rurality, and race is …

Objective Late stage cancer at diagnosis increases the likelihood of cancer death. We
evaluated the relation of county-level poverty with late stage cancer for 18 anatomic sites …

Methods We compared cancer incidence and mortality rates and prevalence of selected
cancer risk factors between the 12 poorest counties in Ohio and the 10 most affluent …

Background: Rural populations are diagnosed with cancer at different rate and stages than
nonrural populations, and race/ethnicity as well as the area-level income exacerbates the …