Income, race and survival among low-income Black and White Americans with lung, breast, prostate or colorectal cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Race and income are social factors that contribute to persistent inequities in cancer care delivery/outcomes. However, cancer disparities patterns within underserved populations-such as those with annual household income (AHI)<$15,000-remain incompletely understood. We evaluated survival among low-income Americans who identified as Black or White with breast, prostate, lung, or colorectal cancer.

Methods

Using the Southern Community Cohort Study prospectively-collected data and linkages to state cancer registries and National Death Index, we identified adults with primary breast, prostate, lung or colorectal cancer. Cox proportional hazards models were used to compare race-specific overall survival among individuals by AHI.

Results

A total of 4,651 individu

SUBMITTER: Holowatyj AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12403155 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature