Mortality-to-Incidence Ratios by U.S. Congressional District: Implications for Epidemiologic, Dissemination and Implementation Research, and Public Health Policy

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Analyzes congressional district-specific mortality-to-incidence ratios (MIR) between 2011 and 2015 for all cancers and for cancers of breast, cervix, colorectal, esophagus, lung, oral, pancreas, and prostate cancers. Compares MIRs across regions, state Medicaid expansion status, race, and rurality. Discusses implications for policymakers and researchers.

Jan M. Eberth, Whitney E. Zahnd, Swann Arp Adams, et al.

Preventative Medicine, 129(S), 105849

12/2019

Access · Appalachia · Cancer · Medicaid · Mortality · Policy · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state data · Statistics and data · The South · State-by-state