Barriers to cancer treatment for people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage in high-income countries: a scoping review

• Main Authors: Amber Bourgeois (Author), Tara Horrill (Author), Ashley Mollison (Author), Eleah Stringer (Author), Leah K. Lambert (Author), Kelli Stajduhar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Despite advances in cancer research and treatment, the burden of cancer is not evenly distributed. People experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage have higher rates of cancer, later stage at diagnoses, and are dying of cancers that are preventable and screen-detectable. However, l...