This study examined possible links between the incidence of @entity213 ( @entity213 ) and social deprivation. Data on all @entity213 registered between 1985 and 1991 in the South West of England were collected. Excluding @entity5 of the lip and skin there were 1570 cases, 72% in males. Of these, 1467 were identified as first primary @entity5 . Corrected chi-squared tests, accepting significance at the 5% level, were used to examine the association of socio-economic status (Carstairs index) with incidence at different sites. Overall, the incidence of @entity213 was higher in the socially deprived group. In males, the most deprived group had a significantly higher incidence of @entity1697 than all other groups (P<0.05), whereas the incidence of @entity189 showed a gradual rise with increasing deprivation. In females, where numbers were relatively low, the trend remained, but was less clear. In total, seventy-two (4.9%) cases went on to develop a second primary, of which 35% were in the lung and 13% in the bladder. Socio-economic status did not affect the development of a second @entity5 . The association of @entity213 with @entity150 is a new finding.

Head and neck cancer in the South West of England: influence of socio-economic status on incidence and second primary XXXX .

@entity1697 :: ('MESH:D009062', 'Disease') :: ['oral carcinoma'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['primary tumour', 'tumours'] @entity189 :: ('MESH:D002277', 'Disease') :: ['laryngeal carcinoma'] @entity150 :: ('MESH:D001749', 'Disease') :: ['carcinoma of the bladder'] @entity213 :: ('MESH:C535575', 'Disease') :: ['head and neck squamous cell carcinoma', 'HNSCC']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['tumours']
