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SUBMITTER: Jansen L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7835812 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jansen Lina L Kanbach Josephine J Finke Isabelle I Arndt Volker V Emrich Katharina K Holleczek Bernd B Kajüter Hiltraud H Kieschke Joachim J Maier Werner W Pritzkuleit Ron R Sirri Eunice E Schwettmann Lars L Erb Cynthia C Brenner Hermann H Group For The German Cancer Survival Working FTGCSW
Cancers 20210119 2
Many countries have reported survival inequalities due to regional socioeconomic deprivation. To quantify the potential gain from eliminating cancer survival disadvantages associated with area-based deprivation in Germany, we calculated the number of avoidable excess deaths. We used population-based cancer registry data from 11 of 16 German federal states. Patients aged ≥15 years diagnosed with an invasive malignant tumor between 2008 and 2017 were included. Area-based socioeconomic deprivation ...[more]