Reproductive Risk Factor Patterns in Caribbean Women With Breast Cancer Across 4 Generations.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Breast cancer (BC) is commonly diagnosed among Caribbean women. Shifts in reproductive patterns modify the incidence of BC diagnosis and age at BC diagnosis in population-based studies; however, reproductive patterns in Caribbean women remain understudied.

Objective

To describe the temporal trends in reproductive patterns and age at BC diagnosis in Caribbean-born women.

Design, setting, and participants

A cross-sectional observational study-the Caribbean Women's Cancer Study-was conducted, with data on reproductive patterns known to affect BC risk collected in The Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Participants were recruited prospectively. The sample included women born in Caribbean countries and diagnosed

SUBMITTER: Sanchez-Covarrubias AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581535 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature