All-cancer incidence and mortality in Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and their descendants in England and Wales.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This paper identifies differences in all-cancer incidence and mortality between Pakistani-born (PB), Bangladeshi-born (BB), their descendants, and the White British (WB) in England and Wales. Pakistanis and Bangladeshis are the most marginalised and disadvantaged groups in England and Wales yet, are found to have low cancer mortality and low all-cause mortality. Previous studies though have not looked at generational differences, applied individual-level data nor separated Pakistanis and Bangladeshis from each other and other Asian groups.

Methods

We use the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study of England and Wales which is a 1% representative sample of the population. We apply event history analysis on a study period from 1971 to 2016, following indi

SUBMITTER: Harrison J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11610263 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature