Exploring Clinical Risk Factors for Breast Cancer Among American Indian Women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Very little is known about the breast cancer risk profile among American Indian women. Previous research shows that the proportion of American Indian/Alaska Native women with baseline characteristics (commonly known breast cancer risk factors) differs from other ethnicities. This retrospective case control study was designed to the explore the association of these factors among American Indian women with and without breast cancer.

Methods

Cases and controls were retrospectively selected from the medical records of American Indian women who obtained their health care from Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Health Care Facility (Indian Health Service) in Belcourt, ND. For each woman with breast cancer (n = 141), two controls were selected when possible (n = 27

SUBMITTER: Nadeau M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9247609 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature