Socioeconomic Inequalities in Total and Site-Specific Cancer Incidence in Germany: A Population-Based Registry Study

Socioeconomic Inequalities in Total and Site-Specific Cancer Incidence in Germany: A Population-Based Registry Study

Most chronic diseases follow a socioeconomic gradient with higher rates in lower socioeconomic groups. A growing body of research, however, reveals cancer to be a disease group with very diverse socioeconomic patterning, even demonstrating reverse socioeconomic gradients for certain cancers. To inve...

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Main Authors: Jens Hoebel, Lars E. Kroll, Julia Fiebig, Thomas Lampert, Alexander Katalinic, Benjamin Barnes, Klaus Kraywinkel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
cancer registry data
socioeconomic factors
health inequalities
social class
cancer epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2018.00402/full

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