Socioeconomic status and diagnosis, treatment, and mortality in men with prostate cancer. Nationwide population-based study.

ABSTRACT: Patients with high socioeconomic status (SES) have better cancer outcomes than patients with low SES. This has also been shown in Sweden, a country with tax-financed health care aiming to provide care on equal terms to all residents. The association between income and educational level and diagnostics and treatment as outlined in national guidelines and prostate cancer (Pca) and all-cause mortality was assessed in 74,643 men by use of data in the National Prostate Cancer Register of Sweden and a number of other health care registers and demographic databases. In multivariable logistic regression analysis, men with high income had higher probability of Pca detected in a health-check-up, top versus bottom income quartile, odds ratio (OR) 1.60 (95% CI 1.45-1.77) and lower probability of waiti

SUBMITTER: Tomic K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5947133 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature