Registry-based study of trends in cancer incidence by socioeconomic deprivation in Germany in 2007 to 2018

Age-standardized cancer incidence has decrease strongly between 2007 and 2018 for many cancer sites in developed countries. A registration-based study in Germany investigated variations in these trends according to socioeconomic deprivation for total cancer and for colorectal, lung, prostate, and breast cancer. The results indicated trend differentials across deprivation groups, resulting in widening inequalities for total cancer, colorectal and lung cancer.