Cancer prevalence, incidence and mortality in people who experience incarceration in Ontario, Canada: A population-based retrospective cohort study.

INTRODUCTION:Evidence suggests that many risk factors for cancer are overrepresented in people who experience incarceration, and data on cancer epidemiology are limited for this population. We aimed to describe cancer prevalence, incidence and mortality in adults admitted to provincial custody in On...

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Main Authors: Fiona G Kouyoumdjian, Lucie Pivnick, Kathryn E McIsaac, Andrew S Wilton, Aisha Lofters, Stephen W Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5321272?pdf=render