Cancer mortality by country of birth and cancer type in Sweden: A 25-year registry-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Numerous studies have reported lower overall cancer mortality rates among immigrants compared to native populations. However, limited information exists regarding cancer mortality among immigrants based on specific birth countries and cancer types. We used population-based registries and followed 10 million individuals aged 20 years or older in Sweden between 1992 and 2016. The Cox proportional hazard model was used to explore the disparities in cancer mortality by country of birth and cancer type, stratified by gender. Age-standardized mortality rates were also computed using the world standard population. Hazard ratio (HR) of all-site cancer was slightly lower among immigrants (males: HR_m = 0.97: 95% confidence interval: 0.95, 0.98; females: HR_f = 0.93: 0.91, 0.94)

SUBMITTER: Tollosa DN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11253184 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature