Does Income Affect Cancer Survival Rate?

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  • The Cancer Burden in Low- and Middle- Income Countries and How It Is Measured

    "The Cancer Burden in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and How It Is Measured." Cancer Control Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Ed. Sloan FA and Gelband H. Washington, DC: National Academic, 2007. Chapter 3. Print. This book exerpt discusses the issues and affects that there are of being a low income cancer patient.

  • Childhood Cancer Epidemiology in Low-Income Countries

    Howard, Scott, Monika Metzger, Judith Wilimas, Yuri Quintana, Ching-Hon Pui, Leslie Robison, and Raul Ribeiro. "Childhood Cancer Epidemiology in Low-Income Countries." Cancer 112.3 (2007): 461-72. Wiley Online Library. Web. 1 Feb. 2008. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncr.23205/full. This website gives important information on childhood cancer and its increase in low-income countries. There are graphs, figures, and many important facts people need to know about childhood cancer.

  • WHITE PAPER: Breast Cancer and Low Income Women

    "WHITE PAPER: Breast Cancer and Low Income Women." <i>Soroptimist - Best For Women</i> (2008). <i>Soroptimist</i>. Web. 1 July 2010. http://www.soroptimist.org/whitepapers/whitepaperdocs/wpbreastcancerlowincomewomen.pdf. This source greatly describes the affects that cancer has on low income cancer patients, specifically women with breast cancer.

  • Breast Cancer Facts and Figures 2011-2012

    American Cancer Society. Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2011-2012. Atlanta: American Cancer Society, Inc. This source charts out and explains how cancer affects every race, gender, and financial standing.

  • Risk Factors for Financial Hardship in Patients Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer: A Population-Based Exploratory Analysis

    Shankaran, Veena, Sanjay Jolly, David Blough, and Scott Ramsey. "Risk Factors for Financial Hardship in Patients Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer: A Population-Based Exploratory Analysis." <i>Journal of Clinical Oncology</i> (2011). <i>Journal of Clinical Oncology</i>. Web. 19 July 2011http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/30/14/1608.short. This source gives readers a factual understanding of financial hardships that chemotherapy patients go through throughout their illness.

  • The cost effectiveness of treating paediatric cancer in low-income and middle-income countries: a case-study approach using acute lymphocytic leukaemia in Brazil and Burkitt lymphoma in Malawi

    Bhakta, Nickhill, Alexandra Martiniuk, Sumit Gupta, and Scott Howard. "The Cost Effectiveness of Treating Paediatric Cancer in Low-income and Middle-income Countries: A Case-study Approach Using Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia in Brazil and Burkitt Lymphoma in Malawi." Archives of Disease in Childhood 98.2 (2012). Archives of Disease in Childhood. Web. 31 Aug. 2012. http://adc.bmj.com/content/98/2/155.short. This source gives information on the outcome of children's health in low-income homes.