# s-epidem: number crunch 263,211

<< The  number  of  extra  deaths  from  cancer  during  the  financial  crisis  of  2008–10  in  countries  that  are  members of  the  Organisation  for  Economic  Co-operation  and  Development.  Countries  with  universal  health-care systems  seemed  to  be  protected  from  this  impact >>

http://www.nature.com/news/the-week-in-science-27-may-2-june-2016-1.20003

<< Unemployment increases  are  associated  with  rises  in  cancer  mortality >>

<< We  estimate  that  the  2008–10  economic  crisis  was  associated with  about  260  000  excess  cancer-related  deaths  in  the  Organisation  for  Economic  Co-operation  and  Development  alone >>

Mahiben Maruthappu, Johnathan  Watkins, et al. Economic  downturns,  universal  health  coverage,  and  cancer  mortality  in  high-income  and  middle-income  countries,  1990–2010:  a  longitudinal  analysis. The Lancet, Published  Online:  25  May  2016. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00577-8

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)00577-8/abstract