There are increasing evidence of unmotivated differences between groups of cancer patients, related to diagnosis, treatment, care and outcomes. The impact of socioeconomic inequalities in both cancer survival and other outcomes have been frequently reported during the last decades, even in countries whose cancer care system provide care without cost at the point of delivery. Availability to cancer screening and vaccinations, but also awareness among the general public are factors that will heavily impact the level of equality. Well-organiszed cancer prevention work and supportive care strategies could reduce these differences.
During this session an overview of existing evidence will be presented and discussed. Experiences from primary and secondary cancer prevention programs and population-based research from the Stockholm-Gotland area of Sweden will be presented. The session will focus on interventions and what cancer care professionals can do to reduce inequalities in cancer prevention and care.