학술논문
Time Trends and Income Inequalities in Cancer Incidence and Cancer-Free Life Expectancy – a Cancer Site-Specific Analysis of German Health Insurance Data
Document Type
article
Source
Frontiers in Oncology, Vol 12 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2234-943X
Abstract
Cancer represents a major burden of morbidity and mortality globally. So far, however, little is known on time trends and inequalities in the lengths of life spent free of any cancer. This study steps into this gap by analyzing time trends and income inequalities in cancer-free life expectancy (CFLE). For this retrospective cohort study, data of a large German health insurer were used (N = 3,405,673individuals, 2006–2018). Income inequalities were assessed using individual income (