News articles tagged with 'socioeconomic' (Page 2)
The effect of parental education on the heritability of children's reading disability
— 23 Dec 2008 14:20 | HealthParental education is a strong predictor of socioeconomic status and children's educational environment. Nevertheless, some children continue to experience reading failure in spite…
Low-income men diagnosed more often with advanced prostate cancer
— 16 Dec 2008 13:28 | HealthCoincident with the widespread adoption of PSA screening, the proportion of American men diagnosed with organ-confined, low risk prostate cancer has increased significantly during the…
Social class dictates cancer risk
— 21 Oct 2008 10:28 | HealthCervical and lung cancer are more common in poor people while rates of breast cancer and melanoma are higher in the wealthy. A detailed analysis of the incidence of these four different…
Socioeconomic and treatment factors affect non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients' survival
— 20 Oct 2008 11:25 | HealthSocioeconomic factors and the type of treatment received have an impact on a non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patient's risk of dying. That is the finding of a new study published in the…
People with lower incomes and lower education levels have higher death rates
— 22 Jun 2008 11:45 | HealthResearchers have long suspected that socioeconomic factors like education level and income also might affect survival rates following heart attack. In the June issue of Mayo Clinic…