Secular Trends in Mortality From Common Cancers in the United States by Educational Attainment, 1993–2001

Abstract

The recent declines in death rates from major cancers in the United States mainly reflect declines in more highly educated individuals.

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DemographyMedicineDeath certificatePopulationHealth statisticsEducational attainmentMortality rateLung cancerGerontologyColorectal cancerCancerCause of deathOncologyInternal medicine

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 100
Issue: 14
Pages: 1003-1012
Citations: 106
Access: Closed

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                                    Tracy L. Kinsey, 
                                
                                    Ahmedin Jemal, 
                                
                                    Jonathan M. Liff
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            Secular Trends in Mortality From Common Cancers in the United States by Educational Attainment, 1993–2001. 
                            JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
                            , 100
                            (14)
                            , 1003-1012.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djn207
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn207