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US mortality rates for oral cavity and pharyngeal cancer by educational attainment.
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Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery [Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg] 2011 Nov; Vol. 137 (11), pp. 1094-9. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Objective: To describe trends in mortality rates for patients with oral cavity and pharynx cancer by educational attainment, race/ethnicity, sex, and association with human papillomavirus infection.<br />Design: Study of age-standardized mortality rates for patients with oral cavity and pharynx cancer by level of education using National Center for Health Statistics data.<br />Setting: Twenty-six states.<br />Patients: White and black men and women aged 25 to 64 years.<br />Main Outcome Measure: Age-standardized mortality rates for 2005 to 2007 and trends for 1993 to 2007.<br />Results: From 1993 to 2007, overall mortality rates for patients with oral cavity and pharynx cancer decreased among black and white men and women; however, rates among white men have stabilized since 1999. The largest decreases in mortality rates were among black men and women with 12 years of education (-4.95% and -3.72%, respectively). Mortality rates for patients with oral cavity and pharynx cancers decreased significantly among men and women with more than 12 years of education, regardless of race/ethnicity (except for black women), whereas rates increased among white men with less than 12 years of education. Mortality trends vary substantially for human papillomavirus-related and human papillomavirus-unrelated sites.<br />Conclusions: We observed decreasing mortality rates for patients with oral cavity and pharyngeal cancer among whites and blacks; however, decreases were greatest among those with at least 12 years of education. This difference in mortality trends may reflect the changing prevalence of smoking and sexual behaviors among populations of different educational attainment.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Age Distribution
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mouth Neoplasms prevention & control
Pharyngeal Neoplasms prevention & control
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Survival Rate trends
United States epidemiology
Mouth Neoplasms mortality
Patient Education as Topic standards
Pharyngeal Neoplasms mortality
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1538-361X
- Volume :
- 137
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22106232
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archoto.2011.180