Economic Structural Change and Cancer Incidence

Citation

Ferretti F & McIntosh B (2014) Economic Structural Change and Cancer Incidence. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 20 (6), pp. 275-280. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2014.20.6.275

Abstract
After heart disease, cancer is the most common cause of death in many developed countries. In this paper, we discuss the relationship between economic growth and cancer incidence. The purposes of the paper are to describe and measure the influence of an increasing real per capita income on the overall incidence of cancer. Using cross-sectional data for 162 countries, regression results with crude and age-standardised rates allow us to measure the elasticity of cancer incidence with respect to per capita income, and to decompose the elasticity coefficient into two components: age-effect and lifestyle-effect.

Keywords
Cancer incidence; Economic growth; Structural change; Per-capita income; Lifestyle effect; Age effect

Journal
British Journal of Healthcare Management: Volume 20, Issue 6