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Multicenter Study
. 2018 Jun 1;153(6):594-595.
doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.0035.

Race/Ethnicity and Age Distribution of Breast Cancer Diagnosis in the United States

Sahael M Stapleton  1 , Tawakalitu O Oseni  1 , Yanik J Bababekov  1 , Ya-Ching Hung  1 , David C Chang  1
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Multicenter Study

Race/Ethnicity and Age Distribution of Breast Cancer Diagnosis in the United States

Sahael M Stapleton et al. JAMA Surg. .

Abstract

This study assesses the age distribution of breast cancer diagnosis across race/ethnicity in US female patients using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program database.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Stapleton reports receiving support from the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Surgery Earnest A. Codman Research Fellowship and by the Massachusetts General Hospital Physicians Organization Torchiana Fellowship in Health Policy and Management. No other disclosures were reported.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Distribution of Age at Diagnosis for Women With Breast Cancer
The peak age of each race represents the mode. Using peaks in white patients to set screening guidelines will disadvantage a disproportionate number of non-European patients.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Cumulative Distribution of Age at Diagnosis for Female Breast Cancers
The horizontal black line represents the cumulative proportion of breast cancer diagnosed for white patients by 50 years of age as indicated by the vertical line to the far right. The 3 vertical black lines on the left represent the ages at which nonwhite patients achieve a cumulative distribution that is equivalent to what white patients would achieve by 50 years of age.
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