Recent trends in racial and regional disparities in cervical cancer incidence and mortality in United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although black women experienced greater cervical cancer incidence and mortality rate reduction in recent years, they continue to have higher incidence rates than whites. Great variations also exist among geographic regions of the US, with the South having both the highest incidence and mortality rates compared to other regions. The present study explores the question of whether living in the South is associated with greater racial disparity in cervical cancer incidence and mortality by examining race- and region-specific rates and the trend between 2000 and 2012.

Methods

The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) 18 Program data was used. Cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates, annual percent changes, and disparity ratios were calculated using

SUBMITTER: Yoo W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5325259 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature