Inequalities in the burden of female breast cancer in Brazil, 1990-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women and the leading cause of cancer death among females worldwide. In recent decades, breast cancer death rates have been stable or decreasing in more developed regions; however, this has not been observed in less developed regions. This study aims to evaluate inequalities in the burden of female breast cancer in Brazil including an analysis of interregional and interstate patterns in incidence, mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rates from 1990 to 2017, and mortality-to-incidence ratio (MIR), and their association with the Socio-demographic Index (SDI).

Methods

Using estimates from the global burden of disease (GBD) study, we applied a spatial exploratory analysis technique to obtain mea

SUBMITTER: Guerra MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7525962 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature