The contribution of prognostic factors to socio-demographic inequalities in breast cancer survival in Victoria, Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer survival in Australia varies according to socio-economic status (SES) and between rural and urban places of residence. Part of this disparity may be due to differences in prognostic factors at the time of diagnosis.

Methods

Women with invasive breast cancer diagnosed from 2008 until 2012 (n = 14,165) were identified from the Victorian Cancer Registry and followed up for 5 years, with death from breast cancer or other causes recorded. A prognostic score, based on stage at diagnosis, cancer grade, whether the cancer was detected via screening, reported comorbidities and age at diagnosis, was constructed for use in a mediation analysis.

Results

Five-year breast cancer mortality for women with breast cancer who were in the lowest quintile of SES (

SUBMITTER: Stuart GW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10417162 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature