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Five common cancers (lung, stomach, colorectal, liver, and breast) occur more often in communities with low employment rates or low incomes, per analysis of 16 years of data on Japanese adults

07.09.25 | PLOS

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Association between socioeconomic background and cancer: An ecological study using cancer registry and various community socioeconomic status indicators in Kanagawa, Japan
Association of lower morbidity or mortality with higher community socioeconomic status. Credit: Hiroto Narimatsu, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Five common cancers (lung, stomach, colorectal, liver, and breast) occur more often in communities with low employment rates or low incomes, per analysis of 16 years of data on Japanese adults

Article URL : http://plos.io/4envdYN

Article title: Association between socioeconomic background and cancer: An ecological study using cancer registry and various community socioeconomic status indicators in Kanagawa, Japan

Author countries: Japan

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0326895

Association between socioeconomic background and cancer: An ecological study using cancer registry and various community socioeconomic status indicators in Kanagawa, Japan

9-Jul-2025

NO authors have competing interests.

Keywords

Breast Cancer Cancer Colorectal Cancer Diseases and Disorders Health and Medicine Human Health Liver Cancer Lung Cancer Public Health Social Sciences Stomach Cancer

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0326895
Article Publication Date
2025-07-09
Article Title
Association between socioeconomic background and cancer: An ecological study using cancer registry and various community socioeconomic status indicators in Kanagawa, Japan
COI Statement
NO authors have competing interests.

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How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, July 9). Five common cancers (lung, stomach, colorectal, liver, and breast) occur more often in communities with low employment rates or low incomes, per analysis of 16 years of data on Japanese adults. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LRDEV2G8/five-common-cancers-lung-stomach-colorectal-liver-and-breast-occur-more-often-in-communities-with-low-employment-rates-or-low-incomes-per-analysis-of-16-years-of-data-on-japanese-adults.html
MLA:
"Five common cancers (lung, stomach, colorectal, liver, and breast) occur more often in communities with low employment rates or low incomes, per analysis of 16 years of data on Japanese adults." Brightsurf News, Jul. 9 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LRDEV2G8/five-common-cancers-lung-stomach-colorectal-liver-and-breast-occur-more-often-in-communities-with-low-employment-rates-or-low-incomes-per-analysis-of-16-years-of-data-on-japanese-adults.html.