Breast cancer and age in Black and White women in South East England

TY - JOUR

T1 - Breast cancer and age in Black and White women in South East England

AU - Jack, Ruth H

AU - Davies, Elizabeth A

AU - Møller, Henrik

PY - 2012/3/1

Y1 - 2012/3/1

N2 - Black women have lower age-standardized breast cancer incidence rates than White women in the United Kingdom. However, little is known about such differences in risk in separate age groups. Records on female residents of South East England diagnosed with breast cancer between 1998 and 2003 were extracted from the Thames Cancer Registry database. Age-specific incidence rates were calculated for each 5-year age group using 2001 Census population data for White, Black Caribbean and Black African women. Black Caribbean and Black African breast cancer patients were younger than both the White patients and those with no ethnicity recorded. Black Caribbean and Black African women in the population also had a younger age profile than White women. The computed age-specific incidence rates in women aged under 50 were similar in the different ethnic groups, whereas in women aged 50 and over White women had higher rates. The younger age of Black Caribbean and Black African breast cancer patients in South East England reflects the younger age of these populations, rather than an increased risk of disease at younger ages.

AB - Black women have lower age-standardized breast cancer incidence rates than White women in the United Kingdom. However, little is known about such differences in risk in separate age groups. Records on female residents of South East England diagnosed with breast cancer between 1998 and 2003 were extracted from the Thames Cancer Registry database. Age-specific incidence rates were calculated for each 5-year age group using 2001 Census population data for White, Black Caribbean and Black African women. Black Caribbean and Black African breast cancer patients were younger than both the White patients and those with no ethnicity recorded. Black Caribbean and Black African women in the population also had a younger age profile than White women. The computed age-specific incidence rates in women aged under 50 were similar in the different ethnic groups, whereas in women aged 50 and over White women had higher rates. The younger age of Black Caribbean and Black African breast cancer patients in South East England reflects the younger age of these populations, rather than an increased risk of disease at younger ages.

KW - Adolescent

KW - Adult

KW - African Continental Ancestry Group

KW - Age Distribution

KW - Aged

KW - Aged, 80 and over

KW - Breast Neoplasms

KW - England

KW - European Continental Ancestry Group

KW - Female

KW - Humans

KW - Incidence

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Survival Rate

U2 - 10.1002/ijc.26088

DO - 10.1002/ijc.26088

M3 - Article

C2 - 21445965

SN - 1097-0215

VL - 130

SP - 1227

EP - 1229

JO - International Journal of Cancer

JF - International Journal of Cancer

IS - 5

M1 - N/A

ER -