Open AccessCancer incidence by living area, social class and occupation.
Author(s) -
Lyly Teppo
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.2306
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , demography , variation (astronomy) , cancer , social class , life style , cancer incidence , lung cancer , style (visual arts) , environmental health , gerontology , medicine , geography , oncology , sociology , political science , physics , archaeology , astrophysics , law , optics
The variation in the incidence of cancer between geographic areas and socio-economic classes is outlined. In many instances the differences in the incidence can be attributed to differences in life-style factors such as smoking, diet, sexual habits, and the reproductive history of women. The role of smoking as an explanation of the variation in the risk of lung cancer between occupational groups is emphasized.