Are wealthier people more likely to receive a diagnosis of cancer?

(The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy& Clinical Practice) Do wealthier people receive too much medical care? The Dartmouth Institute's H. Gilbert Welch, MD, and Elliott Fisher, MD, examined incidence and mortality trends for four types of cancers: breast cancer, prostate cancer, thyroid cancer and melanoma. They then compared incidence and mortality of the four cancers in high- vs. low-income counties and found that high-income counties have recorded a much greater increase in the incidence of these four cancers than low-income counties.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news