Cover Page 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
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