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An International Comparison of Cancer Survival: Advantage of Toronto’s Poor Over the Near Poor of Detroit

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada

    Kevin M. Gorey PhD, MSW (Associate Professor of Social Work)

  2. Ontario Cancer Registry, Canada

    Eric J. Holowaty MD, FRCPC, MSc (Director and Head)

  3. Windsor Regional Cancer Center—Metropolitan Campus, Canada

    Ethan Laukkanen MD, FRCPC (Chief Executive Officer)

  4. Division of Preventive Oncology, Ontario Cancer Registry, Canada

    Gordon Fehringer MSc, BSc (Research Officer)

  5. University of Windsor, Canada

    Nancy L. Richter MSW (Adjunct Lecturer of Social Work)

  6. Cancer Registration Unit, Canada

    Eric J. Holowaty MD, FRCPC, MSc (Director and Head)

  7. Division of Epidemiology & Statistics, Cancer Care Ontario, Canada

    Eric J. Holowaty MD, FRCPC, MSc (Director and Head)

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This study was supported by a grant from the University of Windsor Research Board.

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Gorey, K.M., Holowaty, E.J., Laukkanen, E. et al. An International Comparison of Cancer Survival: Advantage of Toronto’s Poor Over the Near Poor of Detroit. Can J Public Health 89, 102–104 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03404398

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