Open AccessAssociation of Living in Urban Food Deserts with Mortality from Breast and Colorectal Cancer
Author(s) -
Abraham Fong,
Kelly J. Lafaro,
Philip H.G. Ituarte,
Yuman Fong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.764
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1534-4681
pISSN - 1068-9265
DOI - 10.1245/s10434-020-09049-6
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , colorectal cancer , residence , cancer registry , surgical oncology , cancer , population , socioeconomic status , environmental health , demography , gerontology , sociology
Food deserts are neighborhoods with low access to healthy foods and are associated with poor health metrics. We investigated association of food desert residence and cancer outcomes.