title: Breast cancer survival in ontario and california, 1998-2006: socioeconomic inequity remains much greater in the United States.
abstract: This study re-examined the differential effect of socioeconomic status on the survival of women with breast cancer in Canada and the United States. Ontario and California cancer registries provided 1,913 cases from urban and rural places. Stage-adjusted cohorts (1998-2000) were followed until 2006. Socioeconomic data were taken from population censuses. SES-survival associations were observed in California, but not in Ontario, and Canadian survival advantages in low-income areas were replicated. A better controlled and updated comparison reaffirmed the equity advantage of Canadian health care.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Windsor, Ontario. gorey@uwindsor.ca
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Gorey
authors.forename: Isaac N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Luginaah
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Holowaty
authors.forename: Karen Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hamm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality*; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012923:Social Class; D016019:Survival Analysis