Intersection of Poverty and Rurality for Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Survival

Meng-Han Tsai; Steven S Coughlin; Jorge Cortes; Caroline A Thompson

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.30615

Intersection of Poverty and Rurality for Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Survival

JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Aug 1;7(8):e2430615. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.30615.

Authors

Meng-Han Tsai^{1

2}, Steven S Coughlin³, Jorge Cortes⁴, Caroline A Thompson^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Georgia Prevention Institute, Augusta University, Augusta.
² Cancer Prevention, Control, and Population Health Program, Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta University, Augusta.
³ Department of Biostatistics, Data Science, and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia.
⁴ Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta University, Augusta.
⁵ Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
⁶ Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study examines poverty, rurality, and the intersection of persistent poverty and rurality on early-onset colorectal cancer survival among adults aged 18 to 49 years.

MeSH terms

Adult
Age of Onset
Colorectal Neoplasms* / mortality
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Poverty* / statistics & numerical data
Rural Population* / statistics & numerical data
United States / epidemiology