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Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access originally published online on September 11, 2007
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2007 99(18):1353; doi:10.1093/jnci/djm174
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Higher Education Is Associated with Lower Cancer Death Rate

Liz Savage, Andrea Widener

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Having at least some education beyond high school is associated with a decreased risk of dying from cancer among black and white men and women, according to a study published online September 11 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Race and socioeconomic status are well-established as predictors of cancer mortality in the U.S. Jessica . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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