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American Cancer Society recently released a new study recognizes the increasing gap in mortality from cancer among those who are highly educated and those with only high school degrees. This study represents what some would consider more bad news for those who have been exposed to asbestos and can fight diseases like mesothelioma.
It is well documented that exposure to asbestos victims tend to be "blue collar" workers in shipyards, factories or other manufacturing jobs that usually do not require higher education, such as a college degree. This trend is apparently supported by in a new study that concludes that while the overall cancer rates seem to be declining, improvements are only for certain groups and for those with less education, they are actually getting worse.
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The new data estimates that 1.6 million new cancer cases in the U.S. this year (2011), and 571,950 deaths. Among some of the more notable individual statistics are as follows:
• There's mortality rate was almost three-fold for men with the last 16 years of schooling than those with 12 years of education
• The mortality rate for women was approximately twice the same circumstances
• Lung cancer is still estimated to be the leading cause of cancer death in both males and females
• California, New York and Florida are the top 3 countries in the list of new cancer cases
The types of cancer is probably a factor
In today's world, the type of cancer is diagnosed and treated can have a major impact on survival rates. Some species, such as melanoma have higher survival rates than others, such as lung cancer or mesothelioma. In fact, there is no known successful treatment or cure for mesothelioma, which adds that statistics like those in the study shows that higher education is somehow a response rate of survival.
Other factors to take into consideration the
Among other factors that impact studies such as this are a lifestyle implications that are associated with different levels of education. Some of them have a significant impact on your chances of getting the ultimate survival of cancer and may include:
• The probability of risk or in personal life or in the workplace
• Participation in the unhealthy lifestyles that contribute to cancer such as smoking, drinking, overeating and other health factors.
• The ability to afford medical care and insurance and get treatment immediately when symptoms appear first.
To read more about it is important to visit the American Cancer Society web site.
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