ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health1997
Socioeconomic deprivation and health in Glasgow and the west of Scotland--a study of cancer incidence among male residents of hostels for the single homeless.
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- The Epidemiology of Cancer Among Homeless Adults in Metropolitan Detroit.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2019Article
- Lung Cancer in Homeless People: Clinical Outcomes and Cost Analysis in a Single Institute.Canadian respiratory journal · 2016Article
- Disparities in Cancer Incidence, Stage, and Mortality at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program.American journal of preventive medicine · 2015Article
- Homelessness: a problem for primary care?The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2003Article
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objectiveTo determine the incidence of cancer among homeless men in Glasgow.
designDescriptive study of cancer incidence in a defined, though individually unidentifiable, population cohort.
settingGlasgow and the West of Scotland Region.
participantsMale residents of 10 hostels for the single homeless in Glasgow, open for all or part of the period 1975-93. Estimated total man-years of risk 21,820. MAIN
resultsAfter adjusting for age and socioeconomic deprivation, the proportional incidence ratio (PIR) of tumours of the oral cavity and pharynx in hostel residents was over twice what would be expected in the male population as a whole (PIR 2.37, 95% CI 1.41, 4.00). Cancers of the oesophagus and larynx were also overrepresented (PIR 1.63 and 1.74 respectively). Estimated age standardised incidence ratios were greater than would be expected for the most socioeconomically deprived areas of the west of Scotland for tumours of the oral cavity and pharynx, larynx, oesophagus, and lung (2.39, 1.87, 1.61, and 1.23 respectively).
conclusionsThe incidence of many cancers is known to be higher in lower socioeconomic groups. Within the lowest deprivation category, there is evidence from this study for a further excess risk among homeless men for cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx, oesophagus, larynx, and lung. Improvements in general health care are urgently needed for this particularly vulnerable section of the population.
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