Sociodemographic characteristics associated with pancreatic cancer incidence and mortality among Blacks in the United States: a SEER-based study.

ABSTRACT: Pancreatic cancer (PC) is the third leading cause of all cancer-related fatalities and accounts for approximately 3% of cancer cases in the United States. PC survival rates are lower in Blacks compared to other races, and this has been attributed to socioeconomic and genetic factors. In this study, we evaluated sociodemographic and genetic characteristics associated with PC incidence and mortality among Blacks. Data from the SEER 22 registries (2000-2020) were used to calculate the incidence rates and relative survival. County mortality rates from 2017 to 2021 were analyzed. Incidence rate ratios based on gender, age, primary disease site, stage, level of education, and poverty were calculated. Survival analysis was conducted using the Kaplan-Meier method. Mutant gene expression was obtain

SUBMITTER: Frimpong E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11897636 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature