Socioeconomic groups and cancer risk at death in the Swiss Canton of Vaud.
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serval:BIB_E4445AACD0DE
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Socioeconomic groups and cancer risk at death in the Swiss Canton of Vaud.
Journal
International Journal of Epidemiology
ISSN
0300-5771 (Print)
ISSN-L
0300-5771
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1988
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
17
Number
4
Pages
711-717
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Comparative Study ; Journal Article
Abstract
Data collected by the Cancer Registry of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, were used to estimate proportional mortality ratios (PMR) and mortality odds ratios (MOR) for various neoplasms according to social class and sector of occupation (agriculture versus others). Mortality ratios were elevated in lower social classes for cancers of the lung (MOR = 1.18 for social class IV or V vs I or II) and other sites strictly related to tobacco (mouth or pharynx, oesophagus and larynx; MOR = 1.70), and (though not significantly) for cancers of the stomach (MOR = 1.16) and uterus (MOR = 1.30 for cervix and 1.47 for corpus uteri). Furthermore, there was a strong negative social class gradient for thyroid cancer (a neoplasm with particularly elevated incidence and mortality in Switzerland), probably attributable to higher prevalence of iodine deficiency in lower social classes (MOR = 3.17). Positive social class gradients emerged for cancers of the intestines (MOR = 0.77 for social class IV or V), skin (MOR = 0.74) and prostate (MOR = 0.87). Agricultural workers showed decreased ratios for cancers of the lung (MOR = 0.75), cervix uteri (MOR = 0.72) and prostate (MOR = 0.80), and excess mortality from cancers of the upper digestive and respiratory sites (MOR = 1.22), stomach (MOR = 1.18), testis (MOR = 2.05) and lympho-haematopoietic neoplasms, particularly myeloma (MOR = 2.14).
Keywords
Adult, Aged, Agriculture, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms/mortality, Occupations, Registries, Risk Factors, Social Class, Switzerland
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Web of science
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Yes
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