Abstract
Lynch, H. T. (Creighton U. School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68178), H.Guirgis, J. Lynch, F. D. Brodkey and H. Magee. Cancer of the colon: socioeconomic variables in a community. Am J Epidemiol 102: 119-127, 1975.-Carcinoma of the colon was studied in Omaha-Douglas County, Nebraska (population 345, 000). A total of 154 casesof colon cancer were diagnosed in 1964 (44.7/100, 000). The frequency distributionof these patients in specific census tracts of this community was determined. Statisticalanalysis of the data showed a greater frequency of colon cancer in patients living in census tracts with higher average income. Colon cancer appears to be non-randomly distributed with respect to the income and socioeconomic status of its victims, suggesting that hypotheses consistent with environmental variables-particularly those characterizingextremely high versus extremely low socioeconomic groups, including occupation, diet andother life patterns-should be pursued. All of these data have implications for cancer epidemiology, cancer control, and carcinogenesis.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 119-127 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | American Journal of Epidemiology |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Aug 1975 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Epidemiology
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Cancer of the colon : Socioeconomic variables in a community. / Lynch, Henry T.; Guirgis, Hoda; Lynch, Jane; Brodkey, Frank D.; Magee, Hugh.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Cancer of the colon
T2 - Socioeconomic variables in a community
AU - Lynch, Henry T.
AU - Guirgis, Hoda
AU - Lynch, Jane
AU - Brodkey, Frank D.
AU - Magee, Hugh
PY - 1975/8
Y1 - 1975/8
N2 - Lynch, H. T. (Creighton U. School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68178), H.Guirgis, J. Lynch, F. D. Brodkey and H. Magee. Cancer of the colon: socioeconomic variables in a community. Am J Epidemiol 102: 119-127, 1975.-Carcinoma of the colon was studied in Omaha-Douglas County, Nebraska (population 345, 000). A total of 154 casesof colon cancer were diagnosed in 1964 (44.7/100, 000). The frequency distributionof these patients in specific census tracts of this community was determined. Statisticalanalysis of the data showed a greater frequency of colon cancer in patients living in census tracts with higher average income. Colon cancer appears to be non-randomly distributed with respect to the income and socioeconomic status of its victims, suggesting that hypotheses consistent with environmental variables-particularly those characterizingextremely high versus extremely low socioeconomic groups, including occupation, diet andother life patterns-should be pursued. All of these data have implications for cancer epidemiology, cancer control, and carcinogenesis.
AB - Lynch, H. T. (Creighton U. School of Medicine, Omaha, NE 68178), H.Guirgis, J. Lynch, F. D. Brodkey and H. Magee. Cancer of the colon: socioeconomic variables in a community. Am J Epidemiol 102: 119-127, 1975.-Carcinoma of the colon was studied in Omaha-Douglas County, Nebraska (population 345, 000). A total of 154 casesof colon cancer were diagnosed in 1964 (44.7/100, 000). The frequency distributionof these patients in specific census tracts of this community was determined. Statisticalanalysis of the data showed a greater frequency of colon cancer in patients living in census tracts with higher average income. Colon cancer appears to be non-randomly distributed with respect to the income and socioeconomic status of its victims, suggesting that hypotheses consistent with environmental variables-particularly those characterizingextremely high versus extremely low socioeconomic groups, including occupation, diet andother life patterns-should be pursued. All of these data have implications for cancer epidemiology, cancer control, and carcinogenesis.
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