Cancer Poised to Become Top U.S. Killer "Epidemiological transition greatest in highest-income U.S. counties

Data show that heart disease is more likely to be the leading cause of death in low-income counties," the authors wrote. "Low-income counties have not experienced the same decrease in mortality rates as high-income counties, which suggests a later transition to cancer as the leading cause of death in low-income counties." They said the findings were consistent with research on this "epidemiological transition," including a 2016 report suggesting that by 2020, cancer will surpass heart disease (the leading cause of death nationwide since 1950). However, a study limitation was the use of county median household income as a proxy for socioeconomic status. https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/publichealth/76295?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2018-11-15&eun=g721819d0r&pos=111111&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%202018-11-15&utm_term=Daily%20Headlines%20-%20Active%20User%20-%20180%20days