Socioeconomic, Rural-Urban, and Racial Inequalities in US Cancer Mortality : Part I—All Cancers and Lung Cancer and Part II—Colorectal, Prostate, Breast, and Cervical Cancers

Joint Authors

Siahpush, Mohammad
Williams, Shanita D.
Singh, Gopal K.
Mulhollen, Aaron

Source

Journal of Cancer Epidemiology

Issue

Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-27, 27 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2012-02-14

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

27

Main Subjects

Diseases
Medicine

Abstract EN

We analyzed socioeconomic, rural-urban, and racial inequalities in US mortality from all cancers, lung, colorectal, prostate, breast, and cervical cancers.

A deprivation index and rural-urban continuum were linked to the 2003–2007 county-level mortality data.

Mortality rates and risk ratios were calculated for each socioeconomic, rural-urban, and racial group.

Weighted linear regression yielded relative impacts of deprivation and rural-urban residence.

Those in more deprived groups and rural areas had higher cancer mortality than more affluent and urban residents, with excess risk being marked for lung, colorectal, prostate, and cervical cancers.

Deprivation and rural-urban continuum were independently related to cancer mortality, with deprivation showing stronger impacts.

Socioeconomic inequalities existed for both whites and blacks, with blacks experiencing higher mortality from each cancer than whites within each deprivation group.

Socioeconomic gradients in mortality were steeper in nonmetropolitan than in metropolitan areas.

Mortality disparities may reflect inequalities in smoking and other cancer-risk factors, screening, and treatment.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Singh, Gopal K.& Williams, Shanita D.& Siahpush, Mohammad& Mulhollen, Aaron. 2012. Socioeconomic, Rural-Urban, and Racial Inequalities in US Cancer Mortality : Part I—All Cancers and Lung Cancer and Part II—Colorectal, Prostate, Breast, and Cervical Cancers. Journal of Cancer Epidemiology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-27.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Singh, Gopal K.…[et al.]. Socioeconomic, Rural-Urban, and Racial Inequalities in US Cancer Mortality : Part I—All Cancers and Lung Cancer and Part II—Colorectal, Prostate, Breast, and Cervical Cancers. Journal of Cancer Epidemiology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-27.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Singh, Gopal K.& Williams, Shanita D.& Siahpush, Mohammad& Mulhollen, Aaron. Socioeconomic, Rural-Urban, and Racial Inequalities in US Cancer Mortality : Part I—All Cancers and Lung Cancer and Part II—Colorectal, Prostate, Breast, and Cervical Cancers. Journal of Cancer Epidemiology. 2012. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-27.
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Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-446977