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Convergence of Cancer Mortality Rates Across U.S. States: The Role of Socioeconomic and Behavioral Risk Factors

2025-05-13 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundGeographic disparities in U.S. cancer mortality rates raise concerns about whether different states are equally benefiting from advances in best practices for cancer prevention, early detection, and care. This study assesses whether U.S. states are catching up to the frontier of best practices while accounting for state-level differences in cancer risk factors. MethodsWe analyze age-adjusted cancer mortality rates across 48 U.S. states and evaluate their convergence over the period fr...

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