Open Access<p>Socioeconomic Inequalities in Colorectal Cancer Survival in Southern Spain: A Multilevel Population-Based Cohort Study</p>
Author(s) -
Miguel Ángel Luque-Fernandez,
Daniel RedondoSánchez,
Miguel RodríguezBarranco,
Yoe-Ling Chang-Chan,
Elena Salamanca-Fernández,
Olivier Núñez,
Pablo Fernández-Navarro,
Marina Pollán,
MaríaJosé Sánchez
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.868
H-Index - 58
ISSN - 1179-1349
DOI - 10.2147/clep.s261355
Subject(s) - medicine , socioeconomic status , demography , hazard ratio , colorectal cancer , population , proportional hazards model , cohort , cohort study , social deprivation , cancer , confidence interval , environmental health , sociology , economics , economic growth
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in Spain. Socioeconomic inequalities in cancer survival are not documented in Spain. We aim to study the association of socioeconomic inequalities with overall mortality and survival among CRC patients in southern Spain.