Breast Cancer Prevalence and Mortality among Hispanic Subgroups in the United States, 2009–2013

• Published in: Journal of cancer epidemiology Vol. 2016; pp. 8784040 - 5
• Main Author: Hunt, Bijou R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01-01-2016; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Age; Breast cancer; Census of Population; Demographic aspects; Diseases; Estimates; Ethnicity; Health aspects; Hispanic American women; Hispanic Americans; Medical diagnosis; Mortality; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Prognosis; Race; Racial identity; Secondary schools; Sociodemographics; Surveys; Unemployment; White people; Womens health; United States; United States > US
• ISSN: 1687-8558; 1687-8566
• DOI: 10.1155/2016/8784040

Background. This paper presents data on breast cancer prevalence and mortality among US Hispanics and Hispanic subgroups, including Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Central American, and South American. Methods. Five-year average annual female breast cancer prevalence and mortality rates for 2009–2013 were examined using data from the National Health Interview Survey (prevalence) and the National Center for Health Statistics and the American Community Survey (mortality rates). Results. Overall breast cancer prevalence among US Hispanic women was 1.03%. Although the estimates varied slightly by Hispanic subgroup, these differences were not statistically significant. The breast cancer mortality rate for Hispanics overall was 17.71 per 100,000 women. Higher rates were observed among Cubans (17.89), Mexicans (18.78), and Puerto Ricans (19.04), and a lower rate was observed among Central and South Americans (10.15). With the exception of the rate for Cubans, all Hispanic subgroup rates were statistically significantly different from the overall Hispanic rate. Additionally, all Hispanic subgroups rates were statistically significantly higher than the Central and South American rate. Conclusion. The data reveal significant differences in mortality across Hispanic subgroups. These data enable public health officials to develop targeted interventions to help lower breast cancer mortality among the highest risk populations.