SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS AND SURVIVAL FROM SOFT-TISSUE SARCOMAS - A POPULATION-BASED STUDY IN NORTHERN ITALY

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CICCONE, G
MAGNANI, C
DELSEDIME, L
VINEIS, P
机构
[1] UNIV TURIN, CANC EPIDEMIOL UNIT, I-10124 TURIN, ITALY
[2] UNIV TURIN, DEPT BIOMED SCI & HUMAN ONCOL, PATHOL UNIT, I-10124 TURIN, ITALY
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10.2105/AJPH.81.6.747
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background and Purpose: Differential prognosis among cancer patients according to socioeconomic status (SES) has been reported. We analyzed survival from soft tissue sarcomas (STS) according to different SES indicators. Methods: We followed up all the adult patients with a new diagnosis of STS occurring between 1.1.1981 and 31.12.1983 in an area of Northern Italy (N = 86). Results: The overall three-year survival rate was 57 percent. After adjustment for confounders, both low education and blue collar jobs were negatively associated with survival. Conclusions: The results suggest that patients of low SES have a poorer prognosis for STS.
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