Understanding the impact of socioeconomic differences in breast cancer survival in England and Wales: Avoidable deaths and potential gain in expectation of life. Issue 1 (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rutherford, M.J.; Andersson, T.M.-L.; Møller, H.; Lambert, P.C.
• Is Part Of: Cancer epidemiology. Volume 39:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 118
• Page End: 125
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: Cancer -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Carcinogenesis -- Periodicals; 616.994005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2014.11.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-7821

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Breast cancer survival varies by socioeconomic status.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">We examine how these differences impact on a woman's life expectancy after cancer.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Women in more deprived areas lose a larger proportion of their life expectancy.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Gains in life expectancy could be made by matching survival of the least deprived.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Socioeconomic differences in general life expectancy also strongly influence life expectancy following cancer.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>