978-92-832-2138-8
978-92-832-2138-8
Foreword and Acknowledgements
Contributors
Contents
Errata
A summary by the Editors
Chapter 1. Why study socioeconomic factors and cancer?
Chapter 2. Poverty and cancer
Chapter 3. Social theory and social class
Chapter 4. The measurement of social class in health studies: old measures and new formulations
Chapter 5. Socioeconomic differences in cancer incidence and mortality
Chapter 6. Socioeconomic differences in cancer survival: a review of the evidence
Chapter 7. General explanations for social inequalities in health
Chapter 8. Tobacco smoking, cancer and social class
Chapter 9. Alcohol drinking, social class and cancer
Chapter 10. Diet and cancer: possible explanations for the higher risk of cancer in the poor
Chapter 11. Socioeconomic differences in reproductive behaviour
Chapter 12. Social differences in sexual behaviour and cervical cancer
Chapter 13. Infection with hepatitis B and C viruses, social class and cancer
Chapter 14. Infection with Helicobacter pylori and parasites, social class and cancer
Chapter 15. Exposure to occupational carcinogens and social class differences in cancer occurrence
Chapter 16. Unemployment and cancer: a literature review
Chapter 17. Unemployment and cancer in Denmark, 1970-1975 and 1986-1990
Chapter 18. Environmental exposure, social class, and cancer risk
Chapter 19. Socioeconomic status and cancer screening
Chapter 20. Possible explanations for social class differences in cancer patient survival