There is some evidence that place of residence is associated with cancer survival, but the
findings are inconsistent, and the underlying mechanisms by which residential location …

Background: Cancer incidence and mortality rates in the United States are declining, but this
decrease may not be observed in rural areas where residents are more likely to live in …

Purpose Laboratory studies have suggested that statins may have useful anti-cancer effects
against Barrett's epithelial cancer lines. A variety of effects have been reported in clinical …

Background Greater travel time to cancer care has been identified as a potential barrier to
care as well as associated with worse health outcomes. While rural cancer patients have …

Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are correlated to prognosis of several kinds of cancer.
Most studies focused on T cells, while the role of tumor-associated B cells (TABs) has only …

Background Relative to the general population, cancer patients and survivors may have an
elevated risk of mortality from noncancer causes, such as cardiovascular disease and …

Objectives The incidence of oral tongue cancer (OTC) in the US is increasing in women. To
understand this phenomenon, we examined factors influencing OTC incidence and survival …

There are substantial disparities in the incidence and prognosis of oesophageal cancer
across social population groups, including sex, race/ethnicity, geographical location and …

Background: Few studies have examined noncancer outcomes among patients diagnosed
with cancer as adolescents and young adults (AYA). We examined risk of mortality from …

Objective: Most work on place-based (eg, rural–urban) health disparities has been
conducted with population-level data, which is limited in its capacity for causal inferences …