On the use of surveys and interviews in social studies of cancer: understanding incoherence

28 Mar 2019

Carlo Caduff, Pooja Sharma, CS Pramesh

In this article, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the survey as a methodological tool in social studies of cancer. Drawing on our own research on the accessibility and affordability of cancer care in India, we present examples from interviews and identify some limitations inherent in survey-based research approaches. We argue that social studies of cancer require a more rigorous methodology to produce robust and reliable data.

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https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2026.2065

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Conference Report: A report from the Second Tanzania Liver Cancer Conference (TLCC) 2025 – leading the fight against liver cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ally H Mwanga, Jeanine Justiniano, Eric M Mbuguje, Balowa Musa, Deogratius B Mwanakulya, Andrew Swallow, Edith Kimambo, Eva Uiso, Swaleh Pazi, Latifa Rajab, Nashivai E Kivuyo, Larry Akoko, Azza Naif, Advera Ngaiza, Sara Nyagabona, Jerry Ndumbalo, Amos R Mwakigonja, Jim E Littlejohn, Seif Wibonela, Cameron E Gaskill

22 Jan 2026

https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2026.2067

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Research: Educational inequalities in gastric cancer incidence and mortality, 1996–2015: a population-based study in Quito-Ecuador

Wilmer Tarupi, Esther de Vries, Patricia Cueva, Carol Guarnizo-Herreño

19 Jan 2026

https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2026.2061

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Policy: Oncology with common sense: beyond biologistic and pharmacological models

Rodrigo Lastra, Patricia Iranzo, Javier-David Benítez-Fuentes, Ana Callejo, Mara Cruellas, Jacobo Gómez Ulla, Isabel Pimentel, José Luis Pérez-Gracia, Marta Ramos, Francisco Gil Moncayo, María Álvarez Alejandro, Marta Gascón, Sergio Martínez Recio, Pilar Rivero, Jorge Bartolomé, Antonio David Lázaro Sánchez, David Fernández Garay, Alicia de Luna Aguilar, Isabel Lorenzo Lorenzo, Joan Brunet, Noemi Reguart, Dario Trapani

16 Jan 2026

https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2026.2059

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