Journal article
Incidence trends for upper aerodigestive tract cancers in rural United States counties
Head & neck, Vol.41(8), pp.2619-2624
08/2019
DOI: 10.1002/hed.25736
PMCID: PMC7133543
PMID: 30843640
Abstract
Background
Recent declines in cancer incidence and mortality have not been distributed equally across the United States. Factors such as tobacco cessation and human papillomavirus presence might differentially affect urban and rural portions of the country.
Methods
We used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database to assess cancer incidence rates and trends from 1973 to 2015. We compared incidence rates for oral cavity, oropharynx, and larynx cancer in urban and rural counties and identified trends using Joinpoint software.
Results
Incidence of larynx and oral cavity cancer are decreasing faster in urban areas than in rural areas, while incidence of oropharynx cancer is increasing faster in rural areas than urban areas.
Conclusions
Relative trends in incidence of larynx, oral cavity, and oropharynx cancer over the past 40 years are unfavorable for rural United States counties compared with urban areas. Cancer control programs should take this into account.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Incidence trends for upper aerodigestive tract cancers in rural United States counties
- Creators
- Nitin A Pagedar - University of IowaAmanda R Kahl - University of IowaKendall K Tasche - University of IowaAaron T Seaman - University of IowaAlan J Christensen - University of IowaM. Bryant Howren - Iowa City VA Healthcare SystemMary E Charlton - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Head & neck, Vol.41(8), pp.2619-2624
- DOI
- 10.1002/hed.25736
- PMID
- 30843640
- PMCID
- PMC7133543
- NLM abbreviation
- Head Neck
- ISSN
- 1043-3074
- eISSN
- 1097-0347
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hoboken, USA
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- VHA Office of Rural Health National Cancer Institute (HHSN261201800012I/ HHSN26100001; P30 CA 086862) University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2019
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Psychological and Brain Sciences; Center for Social Science Innovation; General Internal Medicine; Community and Behavioral Health; Otolaryngology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984063116702771
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