Rural-Urban Differences in Cancer Incidence and Trends in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Background: Cancer incidence and mortality rates in the United States are declining, but this decrease may not be observed in rural areas where residents are more likely to live in poverty, smoke, and forego cancer screening. However, there is limited research exploring national rural-urban differences in cancer incidence and trends.Methods: We analyzed data from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries' public use dataset, which includes population-based cancer incidence data from 46 states. We calculated age-adjusted incidence rates, rate ratios, and annual percentage change (APC) for: all cancers combined, selected individual cancers, and cancers associated with tobacco use and human papillomavirus (HPV). Rural-urban comparisons were made by demographic,

SUBMITTER: Zahnd WE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5787045 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature