Impact of socioeconomic status on the incidence and mortality of multiple myeloma in the United States.

Abstract

e13595 Background: Socioeconomic deprivation is known to be associated with poorer survival among cancer patients, but studies has not shown the impacts of socioeconomic status on the Incidence and mortality of multiple myeloma. This article analyzed the socioeconomic inequalities in United States Multiple Myeloma Incidence and Mortality. Methods: We examined national trends in the Incidence and Survival disparities among patients with Multiple Myeloma by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. A retrospective cohort of Multiple Myeloma patients diagnosed from 2012 to 2016 belonging to all age groups, genders, income per household and level of education was identified from Surveillance, Epidemiology and End results database, United States Cancer Statistics and Population data from Census Bureau. Results: We found mortality to be higher among African American and in States with low median household income and low level of education. In conclusion our study shows a strong correlation between social deprivation and decreased survival in patients with Multiple Myeloma in all age groups. Also we found that Asians and Pacific Islanders seems to have higher survival compare to African Americans and Other ethnicities. Conclusions: Census‐based socioeconomic measures such as poverty and education levels could serve as important surveillance tools for monitoring trends in cancer‐related health inequalities and targeting interventions.