Does where you live play an important role in cancer incidence in the U.S.?

American Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 2314-2319

  Fogleman, Amanda J ^a   Mueller, Georgia S ^a   Jenkins, Wiley D ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Health disparities; Rural

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SMOKING HABIT; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 85006189041     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21566976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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