Social inequality and incidence of and survival from cancers of the mouth, pharynx and larynx in a population-based study in Denmark, 1994-2003

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Standard

Social inequality and incidence of and survival from cancers of the mouth, pharynx and larynx in a population-based study in Denmark, 1994-2003. / Andersen, Zorana Jovanovic; Lassen, Christina Funch; Clemmensen, Inge Haunstrup.

In: European Journal of Cancer, Vol. 44, No. 14, 09.2008, p. 1950-61.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Harvard

Andersen, ZJ, Lassen, CF & Clemmensen, IH 2008, 'Social inequality and incidence of and survival from cancers of the mouth, pharynx and larynx in a population-based study in Denmark, 1994-2003', European Journal of Cancer, vol. 44, no. 14, pp. 1950-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2008.06.019

APA

Andersen, Z. J., Lassen, C. F., & Clemmensen, I. H. (2008). Social inequality and incidence of and survival from cancers of the mouth, pharynx and larynx in a population-based study in Denmark, 1994-2003. European Journal of Cancer, 44(14), 1950-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2008.06.019

Vancouver

Andersen ZJ, Lassen CF, Clemmensen IH. Social inequality and incidence of and survival from cancers of the mouth, pharynx and larynx in a population-based study in Denmark, 1994-2003. European Journal of Cancer. 2008 Sep;44(14):1950-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2008.06.019

Author

Andersen, Zorana Jovanovic ; Lassen, Christina Funch ; Clemmensen, Inge Haunstrup. / Social inequality and incidence of and survival from cancers of the mouth, pharynx and larynx in a population-based study in Denmark, 1994-2003. In: European Journal of Cancer. 2008 ; Vol. 44, No. 14. pp. 1950-61.

Bibtex

@article{d9291215d8eb4c51827140026ed690d1,
title = "Social inequality and incidence of and survival from cancers of the mouth, pharynx and larynx in a population-based study in Denmark, 1994-2003",
abstract = "We investigated the effects of socioeconomic, demographic and health-related indicators on the incidence of and survival from mouth, pharynx and larynx cancers diagnosed in 1994-2003 with follow-up through 2006 in Denmark using information from nationwide registers. The analyses were based on data on 3058 patients with mouth and pharynx cancer and 1799 with larynx cancer in a cohort of 3.22 million persons born between 1925 and 1973 and aged >or=30 years. The incidences of all the three cancers increased with decreasing socioeconomic position, measured as disposable income, work market affiliation, social class, housing tenure, cohabiting status and type of district. Similar differences in survival persisted for all 5 years observed. Immigrants had better survival from larynx cancer than native Danes. We could not determine the effects of differences in tobacco and alcohol consumption or their multiplicative interactions.",
keywords = "Adult, Aged, Cohort Studies, Demography, Denmark, Female, Humans, Incidence, Laryngeal Neoplasms, Male, Middle Aged, Mouth Neoplasms, Pharyngeal Neoplasms, Socioeconomic Factors, Substance-Related Disorders, Survival Analysis",
author = "Andersen, {Zorana Jovanovic} and Lassen, {Christina Funch} and Clemmensen, {Inge Haunstrup}",
year = "2008",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1016/j.ejca.2008.06.019",
language = "English",
volume = "44",
pages = "1950--61",
journal = "European Journal of Cancer, Supplement",
issn = "0959-8049",
publisher = "Pergamon",
number = "14",

}

RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Social inequality and incidence of and survival from cancers of the mouth, pharynx and larynx in a population-based study in Denmark, 1994-2003

AU - Andersen, Zorana Jovanovic

AU - Lassen, Christina Funch

AU - Clemmensen, Inge Haunstrup

PY - 2008/9

Y1 - 2008/9

N2 - We investigated the effects of socioeconomic, demographic and health-related indicators on the incidence of and survival from mouth, pharynx and larynx cancers diagnosed in 1994-2003 with follow-up through 2006 in Denmark using information from nationwide registers. The analyses were based on data on 3058 patients with mouth and pharynx cancer and 1799 with larynx cancer in a cohort of 3.22 million persons born between 1925 and 1973 and aged >or=30 years. The incidences of all the three cancers increased with decreasing socioeconomic position, measured as disposable income, work market affiliation, social class, housing tenure, cohabiting status and type of district. Similar differences in survival persisted for all 5 years observed. Immigrants had better survival from larynx cancer than native Danes. We could not determine the effects of differences in tobacco and alcohol consumption or their multiplicative interactions.

AB - We investigated the effects of socioeconomic, demographic and health-related indicators on the incidence of and survival from mouth, pharynx and larynx cancers diagnosed in 1994-2003 with follow-up through 2006 in Denmark using information from nationwide registers. The analyses were based on data on 3058 patients with mouth and pharynx cancer and 1799 with larynx cancer in a cohort of 3.22 million persons born between 1925 and 1973 and aged >or=30 years. The incidences of all the three cancers increased with decreasing socioeconomic position, measured as disposable income, work market affiliation, social class, housing tenure, cohabiting status and type of district. Similar differences in survival persisted for all 5 years observed. Immigrants had better survival from larynx cancer than native Danes. We could not determine the effects of differences in tobacco and alcohol consumption or their multiplicative interactions.

KW - Adult

KW - Aged

KW - Cohort Studies

KW - Demography

KW - Denmark

KW - Female

KW - Humans

KW - Incidence

KW - Laryngeal Neoplasms

KW - Male

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Mouth Neoplasms

KW - Pharyngeal Neoplasms

KW - Socioeconomic Factors

KW - Substance-Related Disorders

KW - Survival Analysis

U2 - 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.06.019

DO - 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.06.019

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 18657968

VL - 44

SP - 1950

EP - 1961

JO - European Journal of Cancer, Supplement

JF - European Journal of Cancer, Supplement

SN - 0959-8049

IS - 14

ER -

ID: 44917156