Open AccessBreast cancer detection: maps of 2 San Francisco Bay area counties.
Author(s) -
S. Selvin,
Deane W. Merrill,
Christine A. Erdmann,
Monique White,
Kathleen Ragland
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.88.8.1186
Subject(s) - breast cancer , epidemiology , incidence (geometry) , demography , census , medicine , population , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , gerontology , environmental health , biology , paleontology , physics , sociology , optics
This study describes the incidence of late-stage and in situ breast cancer among White women, using specialized mapping techniques that reflect incidence adjusted for the population at risk, and applies these maps to characterize areas with high and low risk of breast cancer.