Socioeconomic status and survival from soft-tissue sarcomas: a population-based study in northern Italy.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
Differential prognosis among cancer patients according to socioeconomic status (SES) has been reported. We analyzed survival from soft tissue sarcomas (STS) according to different SES indicators. We followed up all the adult patients with a new diagnosis of STS occurring between 1.1.1981 and 31.12.1983 in an area of Northern Italy (N = 86). The overall three-year survival rate was 57 percent. After adjustment for confounders, both low education and blue collar jobs were negatively associated with survival. The results suggest that patients of low SES have a poorer prognosis for STS.
Medical subject headings
- Sarcoma
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms