Login / Signup

The association between neighborhood-level income and cancer stage at diagnosis and survival in Alberta.

Yibing RuanEmily V HeerMatthew T WarkentinTamer N JaradaDylan E O'SullivanDesiree HaoDoreen EzeifeWinson CheungDarren R Brenner
Published in: Cancer (2023)
Disparities were observed in cancer outcomes across neighborhood-level income groups in Alberta, which demonstrates that health inequities by SES exist in countries with single-payer health care systems. Further research is needed to better understand the underlying causes and to develop strategies to mitigate these disparities.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • physical activity
  • papillary thyroid
  • mental health
  • squamous cell
  • public health
  • type diabetes
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • skeletal muscle
  • insulin resistance