SynthesisRadiology and oncology2020
Socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence in Europe: a comprehensive review of population-based epidemiological studies.
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- Social mobility and cancer mortality in Central and Eastern Europe: a multicohort study.European journal of public health · 2026Article
- Real-world insights into young-onset gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma: an all-Ireland population-based cancer registry analysis.ESMO gastrointestinal oncology · 2026Article
- Characteristics and overall survival in patients with T1 melanoma: A nationwide matched cohort study.International journal of cancer · 2026Article
- Breast cancer incidence and survival by subtype, stage at diagnosis and socioeconomic deprivation among young women in the Community of Madrid, Spain.International journal of cancer · 2026Article
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- The Stress-Buffering Effect of Social Support on Socio-Economic Disparities in Mental Health among Cancer Survivors.Psychosocial intervention · 2026Article
- Socioeconomic disparities in site-specific cancer incidence and mortality: Golestan cohort study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Individual- and area-level socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence in the working-age population - a cohort study based on German statutory health insurance data, 2015 to 2019.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Educational differences in cancer incidence, stage at time of diagnosis, and survival in Norway.Research in health services & regions · 2025Article
- Socioeconomic disparities in incidence, treatment, and survival of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: insights from a nationwide cohort study in Sweden.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2025Article
- Widening socioeconomic inequalities in cancer incidence and related potential to reduce cancer between 2008 and 2019 in Germany.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Advanced machine learning framework for thyroid cancer epidemiology in Iran through integration of environmental socioeconomic and health system predictors.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background Since the end of the previous century, there has not been a comprehensive review of European studies on socioeconomic inequality in cancer incidence. In view of recent advances in data source linkage and analytical methods, we aimed to update the knowledge base on associations between location-specific cancer incidence and individual or area-level measures of socio-economic status (SES) among European adults. Materials and methods We systematically searched three databases (PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science) for articles on cancer incidence and SES. Qualitative synthesis was performed on the 91 included English language studies, published between 2000 and 2019 in Europe, which focused on adults, relied on cancer registry data and reported on relative risk (RR) estimates. Results Adults with low SES have increased risk of head and neck, oesophagogastric, liver and gallbladder, pancreatic, lung, kidney, bladder, penile and cervical cancers (highest RRs for lung, head and neck, stomach and cervix). Conversely, high SES is linked with increased risk of thyroid, breast, prostate and skin cancers. Central nervous system and haematological cancers are not associated with SES. The positive gap in testicular cancer has narrowed, while colorectal cancer shows a varying pattern in different countries. Negative associations are generally stronger for men compared to women. Conclusions In Europe, cancers in almost all common locations are associated with SES and the inequalities can be explained to a varying degree by known life-style related factors, most notably smoking. Independent effects of many individual and area SES measures which capture different aspects of SES can also be observed.
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