Environmental determinants of breast cancer

RA Hiatt, JG Brody - Annual review of public health, 2018 - annualreviews.org
In the United States, breast cancer is the most common invasive malignancy and the second
most common cause of death from cancer in women. Reproductive factors, estrogen, and …

The socioeconomic determinants of cancer

F Merletti, C Galassi, T Spadea - Environmental Health, 2011 - Springer
This paper provides a synthesis on socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence,
mortality and survival across countries and within countries, with particular focus on the …

Changing trends in the disease burden of non-melanoma skin cancer globally from 1990 to 2019 and its predicted level in 25 years

W Hu, L Fang, R Ni, H Zhang, G Pan - BMC cancer, 2022 - Springer
Background The disease burden of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) has become a
significant public health threat. We aimed to conduct a comprehensive analysis to mitigate …

Socioeconomic differences in lung cancer incidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Sidorchuk, EE Agardh, O Aremu, J Hallqvist… - Cancer Causes & …, 2009 - Springer
Objective To investigate the associations between various socioeconomic indicators and
lung cancer incidence. Methods We searched PubMed and EMBASE databases for studies …

Does childhood misfortune increase cancer risk in adulthood?

PM Morton, MH Schafer… - Journal of aging and …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To address the inconsistent findings on whether childhood misfortune increases
adult cancer occurrence. Methods: This study uses longitudinal data from the National …

Socioeconomic status and risk of lung cancer by histological subtype in the Nordic countries

M Pizzato, JI Martinsen, S Heikkinen, J Vignat… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background While the excess in lung cancer risk among lower socioeconomic status
individuals has been widely described, the magnitude of this association across lung cancer …

The enduring and evolving relationship between social class and breast cancer burden: a review of the literature

AC Klassen, KC Smith - Cancer Epidemiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Introduction: Breast cancer in women has historically been seen as a “cancer of affluence”
and there is a well-documented higher incidence among women of higher social class, as …

Gender-specific differences in care-seeking behaviour among lung cancer patients: a systematic review

RH Rana, F Alam, K Alam, J Gow - Journal of cancer research and clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Background In the literature, men are often described as unwilling to use healthcare
services, whereas women as frequent users. We conducted a systematic literature review to …

Socioeconomic factors associated with risk of upper aerodigestive tract cancer in Europe

DI Conway, PA McKinney, AD McMahon… - European Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: In the European Union, there are 180,000 new cases of upper
aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancer cases per year–more than half of whom will die of the …

Socioeconomic position in childhood and cancer in adulthood: a rapid-review

J Vohra, MG Marmot, L Bauld, RA Hiatt - J Epidemiol Community …, 2016 - jech.bmj.com
Background The relationship of childhood socioeconomic position (SEP) to adult cancer has
been inconsistent in the literature and there has been no review summarising the current …