Educational Attainment and Cancer Incidence in a Large Nationwide Prospective Cohort.
James M HodgeAlpa V PatelFarhad IslamiAhmedin JemalRobert A HiattPublished in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2023)
This study provides further evidence that educational attainment is an important social determinant of cancer but that its effects are driven by associated behavioral risk factors suggesting that targeting interventions toward those with lower educational attainment is an important policy consideration.