Disparities in Cancer Outcomes: A UK Perspective
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چکیده
The social problem described by Jimmy Reid in 1972 [1] is still prevalent in the UK in the twenty-first century. Many people who are socio-economically disadvantaged do not have the capacity to influence their freedom, and as a consequence, they do not have control over the destiny of their own health. In this chapter we examine how socially disadvantaged people in the UK are at greater risk of poorer outcomes when they have cancer. That is, socio-economic factors determine disparities in cancer outcomes, incidence, mortality, and survival rates, in the UK.
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