Geographic cancer screening disparities in US linked to county vulnerability scores
by John R. Fischer, Senior Reporter
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Residents living in U.S. counties deemed more vulnerable than others were less likely to receive timely screenings for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer.
Socioeconomic status and racial and ethnic minority status, along with other factors, determine a county’s social vulnerability index (SVI), which uses census data to determine how vulnerable a county or regional area is. Those with high SVIs had lower screening rates, according to a population-based, cross-sectional study by researchers at UTHealth Houston.
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by John R. Fischer, Senior Reporter
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Residents living in U.S. counties deemed more vulnerable than others were less likely to receive timely screenings for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer.
Socioeconomic status and racial and ethnic minority status, along with other factors, determine a county’s social vulnerability index (SVI), which uses census data to determine how vulnerable a county or regional area is. Those with high SVIs had lower screening rates, according to a population-based, cross-sectional study by researchers at UTHealth Houston.
Read more at https://www.dotmed.com/new...
Geographic cancer screening disparities in US linked to county vulnerability scores
Socioeconomic status, racial/ethnic minority status determine social vulnerability
https://www.dotmed.com/news/story/58884
06:08 PM - Sep 30, 2022
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