This study investigated the impact of socio-economic inequalities in cancer survival in England on the Number of Life-Years Lost (NLYL) due to cancer. Analyzing data from 1.2 million patients diagnosed between 2010 and 2014, the researchers found that more deprived patients, particularly young adults with poor-prognosis cancers, lost significantly more life-years. The study emphasizes the need for cancer policies to explicitly address these inequalities.
Publisher
British Journal of Cancer
Published On
Feb 11, 2022
Authors
Aimilia Exarchakou, Dimitra-Kleio Kipourou, Aurélien Belot, Bernard Rachet
Tags
cancer survival
socio-economic inequalities
life-years lost
deprivation
cancer policies
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