Kou K, et al. - Researchers determined SES disparities on oesophageal cancer survival among residents of Shandong Province, China who received a diagnosis of oesophageal cancer from 2005 to 2014. In this population-based cohort, 59.6%, 31.9%, and 23.6% were the estimated respective unadjusted 1-, 3-, and 5-year cause-specific survival rates. In the first two years following diagnosis, a higher risk of oesophageal cancer mortality was reported among patients of blue-collar occupations vs those of white-collar occupations. In the first three years following diagnosis, a higher risk of mortality was also evident among rural patients vs urban patients. In this Chinese population, oesophageal cancer survival showed socioeconomic disparities. Better short-term or long-term cancer survival was reported in relation to higher individual or area-level SES.