The relation of socioeconomic status to oral and pharyngeal cancer

Raymond S. Greenberg; Michael J. Huber; W. Scott Clark; J. Elaine Brockman; Jonathan M. Liff; Janet B. Schoenberg; Donald F. Austin; Susan Preston-Martin; Annette Stemhagen; Deborah M. Winn; Joseph K. Mclaughlin; William J. Blot

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The relation of socioeconomic status to oral and pharyngeal cancer

Raymond S. Greenberg, Michael J. Huber, W. Scott Clark, J. Elaine Brockman, Jonathan M. Liff, Janet B. Schoenberg, Donald F. Austin, Susan Preston-Martin, Annette Stemhagen, Deborah M. Winn, Joseph K. Mclaughlin, William J. Blot

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Abstract

We assessed the relation between socioeconomic status and risk or oropharyngeal cancer in a population-based interview study of 762 male cases and 837 male controls in tour areas of the United States. Three primary indicators of socioeconomic status were evaluated: Education, occupational status, and percentage of potential working life spent in employment. With adjustment for the effects of established risk factors, such as use of tobacco products, alcohol consumption, and poor dentition, a relatively low percentage of years worked was also a risk factor. Educational attainment and occupational status were not independently related to risk of oropharyngeal cancer. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that behaviors that lead to social instability, and/or social instability itself, are linked to an increased risk of oral and pharyngeal cancers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	194-200
Number of pages	7
Journal	Epidemiology
Volume	2
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00001648-199105000-00006
State	Published - May 1991
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Education
Employment
Income
Oral neoplasms
Pharyngeal neoplasms
Prestige
Socioeconomic status

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Epidemiology

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