Socio-economic patterning in early mortality of patients aged 0–49 years diagnosed with primary bone cancer in Great Britain, 1985–2008

Abstract

Background: Studies have shown marked improvements in survival between 1981 and 2000 for Ewing sarcoma patients but no improvement for osteosarcoma patients. The aim of this study was to explore socio-economic patterning in early mortality rates for osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma.