Breast Cancer: Factors Associated With Stage at Diagnosis in Black and White Women
Background: Numerous studies have reported differences in cancer staging at diagnosis and in survival between Black and White patients with breast cancer. Utilizing data obtained from the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Black/White Cancer Survival Study for the period 1985–1986, a new...
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Veröffentlicht in: | JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1993-07, Vol.85 (14), p.1129-1137 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background: Numerous studies have reported differences in cancer staging at diagnosis and in survival between Black and White patients with breast cancer. Utilizing data obtained from the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Black/White Cancer Survival Study for the period 1985–1986, a new study is presented here that systematically examines multiple explanatory factors (e.g., lack of mammograms) associated with these cancerstaging differences. Purpose: We evaluated within a single study the relationship of selected demographic, lifestyle, antecedent medical experiences, and health care access factors to cancer staging at diagnosis in Black and White breast cancer patients. Methods: Data utilized in this population-based cohort study of 1222 eligible women (649 Black and 573 White) newly diagnosed for the period 1985–1986 with histologically confirmed primary breast cancer were obtained from the NCI's Black/White Cancer Survival Study. Sources of data included abstracts of hospital medical records, central review of histology slides by a study consultant pathologist, and patient interviews obtained from three metropolitan areas: Atlanta, New Orleans, and San Francisco Oakland. Within each area, 70% of all Black incident cases were randomly selected, and a sample of White cases, frequency matched by age groups (20–49 years, 50–64 years, and 65–79 years), was selected for comparison. Stage of breast cancer at diagnosis was classified according to the international tumor-lymph nodemetastases (TNM) system. Statistical models utilized in this study included the log-linear and polychotomous logistic regression with multiple predictor variables. Results: Factors associated with cancer staging were differentially expressed in Blacks and Whites. Indicators of access to health care, a lack of mammograms, and an increased body mass index significantly (p |
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ISSN: | 0027-8874 1460-2105 |
DOI: | 10.1093/jnci/85.14.1129 |