Open AccessReducing Social Inequalities in Cancer: Setting Priorities for Research
Author(s) -
Vaccarella Salvatore,
LortetTieulent Joannie,
Saracci Rodolfo,
Fidler Miranda M.,
Conway David I.,
Vilahur Nadia,
Sarfati Diana,
Jemal Ahmedin,
Mackenbach Johan P.,
Marmot Michael G.,
Straif Kurt,
Wild Christopher P.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/caac.21463
Subject(s) - cancer survivorship , survivorship curve , cancer , palliative care , medicine , inequality , family medicine , gerontology , nursing , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Social inequalities in cancer are a global problem, as has been well documented in the World Health Organization (WHO)/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) publication Social Inequalities and Cancer. Inequalities in income, wealth, education, and power disproportionally impact the most disadvantaged individuals, communities, and countries to produce a social gradient in the incidence, survival, and mortality of many cancers both within and between countries. From April 16 to 18, 2018, the IARC convened a workshop to examine the current evidence and identify research priorities for reducing social inequalities in cancer. International and WHO/IARC experts drawn from many different disciplines presented a series of articles to be published in an IARC scientific publication; extensive discussion in subgroups and plenary sessions resulted in participants identifying 3 research priorities.