Socioeconomic Disparities in Six Common Cancer Survival Rates in South Korea: Population-Wide Retrospective Cohort Study.
JinWook LeeJuwon ParkNayeon KimFatima NariSeowoo BaeHyeon-Ji LeeMin-Gyu LeeJae Kwan JunKui Son ChoiMina SuhPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2024)
Socioeconomic status significantly mediates disparities in cancer survival in several cancer types. This effect is particularly pronounced in less fatal cancers such as breast cancer. Therefore, considering the type of cancer and socioeconomic factors, social and medical interventions such as early cancer detection and appropriate treatment are necessary for vulnerable populations.