Disparities in cancer incidence by rurality in California.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer rates in rural areas across the United States have different patterns than in urban areas. This study examines associations between rurality and incidence for the top 5 cancers in California and evaluates whether these associations vary jointly by sex, race, and ethnicity.

Methods

We used 2015-2019 California Cancer Registry data to compare incidence rate ratios (IRRs) and trends for breast, prostate, lung, colorectal, and skin (melanoma) cancers. We leveraged census tract aggregation zones and 7 levels of percentage rural population (0%, >0% to <10%, 10% to <20%, 20% to <30%, 30% to <40%, 40% to <50%, and 50+%).

Results

Zones with higher proportions of rural population were significantly associated with lower incidence of female breast cancer and pr

SUBMITTER: Oh DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10086626 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature