A spatiotemporal analysis of invasive cervical cancer incidence in the state of Maryland between 2003 and 2012.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Invasive cervical cancer (ICC) rates have tremendously declined in the United States, yet new cases consistently occur in Maryland and throughout the United States. We hypothesized that although rates have generally declined, this decline is uneven across counties and over time.

Methods

Space-time cluster detection analysis was conducted to evaluate clusters of ICC incidence at the county level within Maryland between 2003 and 2012.

Results

The most likely cluster was a cluster of low incidence, which included 6 counties in eastern Maryland for the period 2009-2012. A secondary cluster of low rates, comprising 2 metropolitan counties in northern Maryland, was observed for the period 2009-2012. Two of the three clusters of high ICC rates occurred in 2009-2012 i

SUBMITTER: Peprah S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5899020 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature