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A25- What is the relationship between the level of education and the incidence of cancer diagnoses among the United States population?
Cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, with disparities influenced by social determinants of health such as education.
A25- What is the relationship between the level of education and the incidence of cancer diagnoses among the United States population?
Mentor: Saruna Ghimire, Ph.D.
Cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, with disparities influenced by social determinants of health such as education. The aim of this research study was to examine the relationship between education and cancer diagnosis status. Although significant findings were not found, the data analysis is utilized as an exploratory.
Background
The overall health of Americans is poorer than that of other wealthy nations (Reynolds & Avendano, 2018). This difference in health outcomes is perpetuated by high health disparities within the United States. Social Determinants of Health are one contributor to these disparities, and are non-medical environmental conditions that affect one’s health outcome. There are five normal social determinants of health: education, economics, healthcare, the built environment, and social and community context (Bowen, 2023). This relationship between socioeconomic status and one’s health outcome is shown through the social gradient of health (Marmot & Bell, 2012). There is a consistent difference in mortality and morbidity rates across social groups associated with socioeconomic status (Blane, 1995). One of the most impactful social determinants of health is education, which is the independent variable in this study (Blane, 1995).