Cancer mortality and geographic inequalities: a detailed descriptive and spatial analysis of social determinants across US counties, 2018-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In the United States, cancer mortality rates continue to decline, yet geographic and racial disparities persist and are particularly evident in the Delta region, characterized by high economic distress and disease burden. We examined cancer mortality patterns by demographic groups across geographic region (Delta vs non-Delta) and investigated the influence of macro-level social determinants of health (SDoH) in cancer death.

Study design and methods

This observational study included cancer death records of individuals aged ≥20 years from 2018 to 2021 in the United States. County-level characteristics were ascertained through the linkage of multiple national administrative and community surveys. We estimated age-standardized mortality rates (ASR) and rate ratios. We

SUBMITTER: Karadzhov G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11602351 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature