Low Socioeconomic Status Increases Risk Of Death After Cancer Diagnosis
Monday, June 23, 2008 - 10:21
in Health & Medicine
Cancer patients with low socioeconomic status (SES) have more advanced cancers at diagnosis, receive less aggressive treatment, and have a higher risk of dying in the five years following cancer diagnosis, according to a new study. The study supports the need to focus on SES as an underlying factor in cancer disparities by race and ethnicity.