Geocoding and monitoring of US socioeconomic inequalities in mortality and cancer incidence: does the choice of area-based measure and geographic level matter …
Despite the promise of geocoding and use of area-based socioeconomic measures to
overcome the paucity of socioeconomic data in US public health surveillance systems, no …
overcome the paucity of socioeconomic data in US public health surveillance systems, no …
Disparities across the breast cancer continuum
JA Bigby, MD Holmes - Cancer Causes & Control, 2005 - Springer
Objective: We performed a structured review of the literature to identify areas of greater and
lesser knowledge of the nature of disparities across the breast cancer continuum from risk …
lesser knowledge of the nature of disparities across the breast cancer continuum from risk …
Impact of socioeconomic status on cancer incidence and stage at diagnosis: selected findings from the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results: National …
LX Clegg, ME Reichman, BA Miller, BF Hankey… - Cancer causes & …, 2009 - Springer
Background Population-based cancer registry data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology,
and End Results (SEER) Program at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) are mainly based on …
and End Results (SEER) Program at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) are mainly based on …
Socioeconomic status and breast cancer incidence in California for different race/ethnic groups
K Yost, C Perkins, R Cohen, C Morris, W Wright - Cancer causes & control, 2001 - Springer
Objective: The majority of research on breast cancer risk and socioeconomic status (SES)
has been conducted for blacks and whites. This study evaluates the relationship between …
has been conducted for blacks and whites. This study evaluates the relationship between …
Air pollution affects lung cancer survival
Rationale Exposure to ambient air pollutants has been associated with increased lung
cancer incidence and mortality, but due to the high case fatality rate, little is known about the …
cancer incidence and mortality, but due to the high case fatality rate, little is known about the …
Does socioeconomic status account for racial and ethnic disparities in childhood cancer survival?
Background For many childhood cancers, survival is lower among non‐Hispanic blacks and
Hispanics in comparison with non‐Hispanic whites, and this may be attributed to underlying …
Hispanics in comparison with non‐Hispanic whites, and this may be attributed to underlying …
Race, socioeconomic status and stage at diagnosis for five common malignancies
KL Schwartz, H Crossley-May, FD Vigneau… - Cancer Causes & …, 2003 - Springer
Abstract Background: African-Americans are more likely than Caucasians to be diagnosed
at an advanced stage of colorectal, lung, breast, cervical, and prostate cancers. This study …
at an advanced stage of colorectal, lung, breast, cervical, and prostate cancers. This study …
Persistent area socioeconomic disparities in US incidence of cervical cancer, mortality, stage, and survival, 1975–2000
GK Singh, BA Miller, BF Hankey, BK Edwards - Cancer, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Temporal cervical cancer incidence and mortality patterns and ethnic
disparities in patient survival and stage at diagnosis in relation to socioeconomic deprivation …
disparities in patient survival and stage at diagnosis in relation to socioeconomic deprivation …
Sunlight and mortality from breast, ovarian, colon, prostate, and non-melanoma skin cancer: a composite death certificate based case-control study
DM Freedman, M Dosemeci, K McGlynn - Occupational and …, 2002 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives: To explore whether mortality from female breast, ovarian, colon, and prostate
cancer were negatively associated with exposure to sunlight. Methods: A death certificate …
cancer were negatively associated with exposure to sunlight. Methods: A death certificate …
Socioeconomic risk factors for breast cancer: distinguishing individual-and community-level effects
SA Robert, I Strombom, A Trentham-Dietz… - …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Background: Women are at higher risk of breast cancer if they have higher socioeconomic
status (SES) or live in higher SES or urban communities. We examined whether women …
status (SES) or live in higher SES or urban communities. We examined whether women …