The article Cancer Disparities by Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status examines disparities in cancer incidence, mortality, and survival in relation to race, and census data on poverty in the county or census tract of residence. It highlights differences in cancer risk factors, screening, stage at diagnosis, and treatment between population groups that could be reduced or possibly eliminated by applying current knowledge about cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment equally to all segments of the population. The data compiled illustrates that among both men and women, five-year survival for all cancers combined is 10 percentage points lower among persons who live in poorer areas than those who live in more affluent census tracts. Even when census tract poverty rate is accounted for, however, African American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and Asian/Pacific Islander men and African American and American Indian/Alaskan Native women have lower five-year survival than non-Hispanic Whites.
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