Socioeconomic status predicts survival of Canadian cancer patients

Monday, August 2, 2010 - 09:07 in Health & Medicine

A new analysis finds that cancer patients from poorer communities have a greater chance of dying prematurely than individuals from more affluent backgrounds even though cancer stage at time of diagnosis is similar across socioeconomic groups.

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