Enduring Cancer Disparities by Persistent Poverty, Rurality, and Race: 1990-1992 to 2014-2018

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Examines overall cancer mortality in the U.S. by county characteristics such as persistent poverty and rural versus urban location, as well as by isolating race as a potential determinant. Utilizes 1990-1992 and 2014-2018 National Death Index data to analyze how health disparities in cancer mortality have changed over time.

Jennifer L. Moss, Casey N. Pinto, Shobha Srinivasan, Kathleen A. Cronin, Robert T. Croyle

Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 114(6), 829-836

03/2022

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Cancer · Health disparities · Mortality · Poverty · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data