Determinants of delayed detection of cancers in Texas counties in the United States of America.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous studies have shown that delayed detection of several cancers is related to socioeconomic deprivation as measured by the Wellbeing Index (WI) in Texas, the United States of America (USA). The current study investigates whether delayed cancer detection is related to lack of health insurance, physician shortage and higher percentages of Hispanics rather than WI per se since these factors are directly related to delayed cancer detection and may confound WI.

Methods

Cancer data and potential determinants of delayed cancer detection are derived from Texas Cancer Registry, Texas State Data Center, and Texas Department of State Health Services and U.S. Census Bureau. Texas cancer data from 1997 to 2003 are aggregated to calculate age-adjusted late- and early-st

SUBMITTER: Gong G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3517382 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature