Phillips C W, Lacey L F
J Natl Med Assoc. 1987 Jul;79(7):701-4.
A descriptive epidemiologic study of Chicago's cancer rates during the present decade reveals that the worst cancer mortality rates occur among Chicago's black population.Blacks represent a large percentage of Chicago's total population and a disproportionately high segment of the low socioeconomic group. The excess black cancer mortality rates are directly linked to the multiple problems of the socioeconomically disadvantaged, who are unable to purchase or gain access to state-of-the-art medical services. This same trend is being observed nationally; however, only a few studies have been documented.The Chicago Department of Health recognized the magnitude of this problem in 1980 and initiated this ongoing study of cancer deaths in the city in an attempt to improve these rates in this decade.
一项关于本十年间芝加哥癌症发病率的描述性流行病学研究表明，最糟糕的癌症死亡率出现在芝加哥的黑人人口中。黑人在芝加哥总人口中占很大比例，并且在低社会经济群体中所占比例过高。黑人过高的癌症死亡率与社会经济弱势群体的多重问题直接相关，这些人无力购买或获得最先进的医疗服务。全国范围内也观察到了同样的趋势；然而，仅有少数研究被记录下来。芝加哥卫生部在1980年认识到了这个问题的严重性，并启动了对该市癌症死亡情况的这项持续研究，试图在本十年间改善这些比率。
