Breast cancer-specific survival among immigrants and non-immigrants invited to BreastScreen Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We have previously shown that immigrants have lower attendance in BreastScreen Norway than non-immigrants and that non-Western immigrants have lower incidence of breast cancer, but more advanced disease.

Purpose

To compare breast cancer-specific survival for immigrants versus non-immigrants diagnosed with screen-detected or symptomatic breast cancer.

Material and methods

We analyzed data from 28,320 women aged 50-69 diagnosed with breast cancer after being invited to BreastScreen Norway. We divided women into three groups; non-immigrants, immigrants from Western countries and immigrants from non-Western countries. We stratified our analyses according to detection mode (screen-detected breast cancer, interval cancer and cancer detected outside screening),

SUBMITTER: Bhargava S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11390177 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature