Differences in breast cancer outcomes amongst Caribbean born women in Florida, USA-a population-based analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Black women face the highest global burden of breast cancer mortality. Caribbean countries also experience the greatest burden of breast cancer mortality worldwide. In this study, we examined how sociodemographic and clinical factors shape presentation and overall survival among Caribbean born immigrants with breast cancer in Florida.

Methods

We performed a population-based cohort study of breast cancer cases diagnosed between 1981 and 2020 from the Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS). Eligible women were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and categorized as Black women born in The Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica; US-born Black women (USBB) and US-born White women (USBW). Multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression estimated adjusted haz

SUBMITTER: Sanchez-Covarrubias AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12621468 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature