Impact of individual- and area-level race/ethnicity on illness intrusiveness among cancer survivors.

Many cancer survivors experience illness intrusion or disruption in various life domains from cancer. The socioecological model posits that individual health status is produced by the interaction of individual biology and their surrounding physical, social, and cultural environment. Despite evidence of the need to consider such hierarchical influences, little is known about the impact of area-level factors on cancer-related outcomes, including illness intrusiveness.