Social Inequalities and Cancer

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Social Inequalities and Cancer

IARC Scientific Publication No. 138<BR
Edited by M. Kogevinas, N. Pearce, M. Susser and P. Boffetta<BR
In both industrialized and less-developed societies, cancer incidence and survival are related to socioeconomic factors. This fascinating volume, the first to examine the magnitude of these socioeconomic differences in relation to cancer, provides vital information for all those interested in public health. Nineteen authored chapters are presented in four sections: general considerations; evidence of social inequalities in cancer; explanations for social inequalities in cancer; and socioeconomic.