Socioeconomic Inequalities in Stomach Cancer Screening in Korea, 2005-2015: After the Introduction of the National Cancer Screening Program.

CONCLUSION: Both education and income-related inequalities were found in stomach cancer screening, despite a continuous increase in screening rate over the study period. Income-related inequality was greater than education-related inequality, and this was more apparent in women than in men.
PMID: 30187698 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Yonsei Medical Journal - September 8, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Lee EY, Lee YY, Suh M, Choi E, Mai TTX, Cho H, Park B, Jun JK, Kim Y, Oh JK, Ki M, Choi KS Tags: Yonsei Med J Source Type: research