title: Who are the cancer survivors? A nationwide study in Denmark, 1943-2010.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  No nationwide studies on social position and prevalence of comorbidity among cancer survivors exist.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a nationwide prevalence study defining persons diagnosed with cancer 1943-2010 and alive on the census date 1 January 2011 as cancer survivors. Comorbidity was compared by social position with the non-cancer population.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Cancer survivors composed 4% of the Danish population. Somatic comorbidity was more likely among survivors (OR 1.59, 95% CI 1.57-1.60) and associated with higher age, male sex, short education, and living alone among survivors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Among cancer survivors, comorbidity is common and highly associated with social position.
authors.affiliation: 1] Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Unit of Survivorship, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark [2] Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2a, DK-1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Hovaldt
authors.affiliation: Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Unit of Survivorship, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Suppli
authors.affiliation: Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Unit of Survivorship, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.affiliation: Danish Cancer Society, Documentation and Quality, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steding-Jessen
authors.affiliation: National Research Center for Cancer Rehabilitation, Research Unit of General Practice, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsløws Vej 9, Entrance B, 1st Floor, DK-5000 Odense C, Denmark.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.affiliation: King's College London, Section of Cancer Epidemiology and Population Health, Bermondsey Wing, 3rd Floor, Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Møller
authors.affiliation: 1] Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Unit of Survivorship, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark [2] Department of Oncology, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johansen
authors.affiliation: Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Unit of Survivorship, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Dalton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality*; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D017741:Survivors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult