United States – Breast cancer rates have risen slightly in women under the age of 50 each year, with the highest rising trends observed among Asian American and Pacific Islander women since 2000, as per data released on Tuesday by the American Cancer Society, as reported by The Hills.
The report revealed that it had been estimated for women, invasive breast cancer incidence rates are rising at a constant growth rate of 1 percent every year and a higher growth rate of 1.4 in women below 50 years.
Notable Increases in Asian American and Pacific Islander Women
Here, the analysis indicated that among Asian American and Pacific Islander women, breast cancer rose 2.6 percent annually between the years 2012 and 2021. For Hispanic women, it rose one percentage point less per year than Asian American and Pacific Islander women, 1.6 percent. For white, Black, American Indian, and Alaska Native women, it rose by 1 percent per year, according to the information.
The higher ascending trend among Asian American & Pacific Islander women might be due to the Asian immigrant population, who has a higher risk of BC than immigrant women born in the USA, saw the report.
Racial Disparities
As to breast cancer rates, the analysis revealed that the overall rate is still higher in white women than in Black, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian American and Pacific Islander women, and Hispanic women.
The organisation also noted that breast cancer mortality has declined across all races and ethnic groups since 1990 except for American Indian / Alaska Native women.
The other highlight of the report was that it established that the breast cancer mortality rate had declined by 44 % between 1989 and the improved earlier detection and treatment.
Disparities in Outcomes
Statistics also revealed that although Black women have a 5% lower rate of breast cancer compared to white women, the Black women die 38% more than the white women. This it attributed to lack of proper quality treatment and late presentation of patients, as reported by The Hills.
Further, American Indian and Alaska Native women, for example, have 10 percent lower breast cancer incidence than white women but 6 percent higher mortality rate, evidence revealed.
Sources of Data
The study draws data from cancer data firms including North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, National Center for Health statistics, National Cancer Institute, and CDC.