Socioeconomic disadvantage and its impact on colorectal cancer in Australia: a scoping review.
Nicole Li ThamAnita R SkandarajahIan Paul HayesPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2022)
There is limited evidence that socioeconomic status is associated with late-stage at presentation. More studies provide evidence of an association between socioeconomic disadvantage and poorer survival, especially larger studies utilizing less clinically-detailed cancer registry data. Further investigation is required to analyse why socioeconomic disadvantage may be associated with poorer survival.