Sex disparities in cancer mortality and survival

MB Cook, KA McGlynn, SS Devesa… - … , biomarkers & prevention, 2011 - AACR
Background: Previous research has noted higher cancer mortality rates and lower survival
among males than females. However, systematic comparisons of these two metrics by sex …

Cancer incidence and mortality: a cohort study in China, 2008–2013

R Pan, M Zhu, C Yu, J Lv, Y Guo, Z Bian… - … journal of cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The National Central Cancer Registry of China (NCCR) was the only available source of
cancer monitoring in China, even though only about 70% of cancer registration sites were …

[HTML][HTML] Gender and outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer: an old prognostic variable comes back for targeted therapy and immunotherapy?

JA Pinto, CS Vallejos, LE Raez, LA Mas, R Ruiz… - ESMO open, 2018 - Elsevier
Background There are well-known differences in gender outcome in non-small cell lung
cancer (NSCLC) and other cancers. In this work, we evaluated several randomised clinical …

Disparities in cancer mortality and incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States

MC White, DK Espey, J Swan… - … journal of public …, 2014 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We used improved data on American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) ancestry
to provide an updated and comprehensive description of cancer mortality and incidence …

Systematic reviews as a “lens of evidence”: determinants of participation in breast cancer screening

O Mandrik, E Tolma, N Zielonke… - Journal of Medical …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To assess the determinants of the participation rate in breast cancer screening
programs by conducting a systematic review of reviews. Methods We conducted a …

The validity of the mortality to incidence ratio as a proxy for site-specific cancer survival

F Asadzadeh Vostakolaei, HE Karim-Kos… - … European Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background: The complement of the cancer mortality to incidence ratio [1–(M/I)] has been
suggested as a valid proxy for 5-year relative survival. Whether this suggestion holds true for …

The colorectal cancer mortality‐to‐incidence ratio as an indicator of global cancer screening and care

V Sunkara, JR Hébert - Cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Disparities in cancer screening, incidence, treatment, and survival are
worsening globally. The mortality‐to‐incidence ratio (MIR) has been used previously to …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology, incidence and mortality of lung cancer and their relationship with the development index in the world

H Rafiemanesh, M Mehtarpour, F Khani… - Journal of thoracic …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The highest incidence of lung cancer is seen in North America and the lowest
incidence in central Africa. Socioeconomic factors of inequality reflect regional disparities in …

Value of geographical information systems in analyzing geographic accessibility to inform radiotherapy planning: a systematic review

V Hande, J Chan, A Polo - JCO global oncology, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Vulnerable populations face geographical barriers in accessing radiotherapy
(RT) facilities, resulting in heterogeneity of care received and cancer burden faced. We …

Benefits of exercise training on breast cancer progression and inflammation in C3 (1) SV40Tag mice

EA Murphy, JM Davis, TL Barrilleaux, JL McClellan… - Cytokine, 2011 - Elsevier
Many observational epidemiologic studies suggest an association between exercise and
breast cancer risk. However, the lack of controlled experimental studies that examine this …