Rural–urban and educational gradients in head and neck cancer incidence in Finland from 1977 to 2021
While a higher prevalence of risk factors among urban populations may explain the differences noted across the different urbanization levels, the reasons for the increasing trends across all strata remain unclear.
Authors
- Karri Seppä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3847-8814)
- Antti A. Mäkitie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0451-2404)
- Heidi Ryynänen
- Janne Pitkäniemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9879-6673)
- Rayan Nikkilä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0999-2734)
- Aaro Haapaniemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3097-1118)
- Nea Malila
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Finnish Cancer Registry (FI)
- Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Oncologica
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2340/1651-226x.2025.43391
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Finska Läkaresällskapet
- Syöpäsäätiö