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Social Class and Carcinoma of the Prostate
Author(s) -
HAKKY S. I.,
CHISHOLM G. D.,
SKEET R. G.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1979.tb02893.x
Subject(s) - prostate carcinoma , metropolitan area , incidence (geometry) , class (philosophy) , social class , medicine , prostate , carcinoma , prostate cancer , demography , oncology , family medicine , sociology , pathology , cancer , political science , philosophy , physics , epistemology , law , optics
Summary— Three thousand, six hundred and four patients with carcinoma of the prostate attending the Royal Marsden Hospital, St Peter's Hospitals and all non‐teaching hospitals of the South Metropolitan regions were reviewed. In addition, data from 1869 cases of prostatic carcinoma registered in the 2 South Metropolitan regions with determinable social class were compared with data collected from both teaching and non‐teaching hospitals. Carcinoma of the prostate showed an increased incidence with decreasing socio‐economic class.