Widening socio-economic inequalities in oral cancer incidence in Scotland, 1976–2002

Widening socio-economic inequalities in oral cancer incidence in Scotland, 1976–2002

Oral cancer incidence was investigated among 10 857 individuals using Scottish Cancer Registry data. Since 1980 the incidence of oral cancer among males in Scotland has significantly increased, the rise occurring almost entirely in the most deprived areas of residence.

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of cancer 2007-03, Vol.96 (5), p.818-820
Hauptverfasser: Conway, D I, Brewster, D H, McKinney, P A, Stark, J, McMahon, A D, Macpherson, L M D
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Sprache:eng
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Alcohol
Annual reports
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cancer Research
Drug Resistance
Epidemiology
Female
Health care
Humans
Incidence
Male
Medical research
Medical sciences
Molecular Medicine
Mouth Neoplasms - epidemiology
Oncology
Oral cancer
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Scotland - epidemiology
Sexes
Short Communication
Social classes
Socioeconomic Factors
Trends
Tumors
Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
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Zusammenfassung:Oral cancer incidence was investigated among 10 857 individuals using Scottish Cancer Registry data. Since 1980 the incidence of oral cancer among males in Scotland has significantly increased, the rise occurring almost entirely in the most deprived areas of residence.
ISSN:0007-0920
1532-1827
DOI:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603621