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Background
Breast cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women in the United States. Previous analyses show that breast cancer incidence increased from 1999 to 2018. The purpose of this article is to examine trends in breast cancer mortality.
Methods
Analysis of 1999 to 2020 mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics,...
Background
Disparities in cancer incidence have not been described for urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. The purpose of the present study was to examine incidence rates (2008‐2017) and trends (1999‐2017) for leading cancers in urban non‐Hispanic AI/AN (NH AI/AN) compared to non‐Hispanic White (NHW) populations living in the same urban areas.
Methods
Incident cases from population‐based...
Background
Although pediatric cancer mortality and survival have improved in the United States over the past 40 years, differences exist by age, race/ethnicity, cancer site, and economic status. To assess progress, this study examined recent mortality and survival data for individuals younger than 20 years.
Methods
Age‐adjusted death rates were calculated with the National Vital Statistics System...
We performed a population-based study of patients from the deep South of the United States (with >25% black residents) to evaluate the survival rate of patients with pancreatic cancer. Our aims were to analyze prognostic factors influencing pancreatic cancer survival using the population-based Alabama Statewide Cancer Registry and to determine whether race/ethnicity is an independent determinant...
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