The Poor Are More Likely To Die Of Cancer

[DrFilth]

> "When it comes to cancer, the poor are more likely to die of the disease while the affluent are more likely to die with the disease." <

http://www.citylab.com/work/2014/05/being-poor-can-also-affect-the-type-of-cancer-you-get/371590/

[Sqad]

237...maybe.....maybe.......but the study seemed to indicate that the poor had the more aggressive tumours.

[ladybirder]

Yep he said that as well tony:-)

[237SJ]

I expect there are other factors sqad but I think healthcare comes into it as well. I don`t know if they discounted pre-existing conditions but one of the cancers mentioned was Kaposi`s Sarcoma which is one of those cancers that people with AIDS/HIV get. I would imagine that is more prevalent in impoverished areas.

[DrFilth]

> that the poor had the more aggressive tumours. <

the poor tend to live in the rough areas and have little or no money so they get more aggressive with all the stress

[pixie373]

I think stress does have something to do with it. Of the two people i know personally, who died from cancer before 45, one had OCD and one was a sport addict. It does make me wonder whether their immune systems just couldn't cope and made them more susceptible. Just a theory, though.

[youngmafbog]

Well if stress is the cause then middle class people would also suffer.

A different stress and different cause but stress nonetheless

More likely to be lifestyle I would imagine.

[pixie373]

Ymb, I'm not sure what "middle class" means. They were both working- not rich or poor.

[ummmm]

My dad died fairly young of cancer (59) it was lifestyle and bad luck.