Low socioeconomic status linked with more severe colorectal cancer
Saturday, October 2, 2010 - 07:01
in Health & Medicine
People living in economically deprived neighbourhoods were more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage, non-localised colorectal cancer, even after researchers controlled for known colorectal cancer risk factors, according to data presented at the Third American Association for Cancer Research Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities, being held Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2010...