Female breast cancer

              Female Breast Cancer
A Fact Sheet from the North Carolina Central Cancer Registry, State Center for Health Statistics
State of North Carolina ׀ Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor ׀ www.ncgov.com
Department of Health and Human Services ׀ Lanier M. Cansler, Secretary ׀ www.ncdhhs.gov
North Carolina Division of Public Health ׀ Jeffrey P. Engel, State Health Director ׀ www.publichealth.nc.gov
State Center for Health Statistics ׀ Karen L. Knight, Director ׀ www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS
North Carolina DHHS is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
Cancer of the female breast was the most frequently occurring and the 3rd leading cause of cancer death in North Carolina from 2004 to 2008. It is anticipated that 8,507 females in North Carolina will be diagnosed with and 1,350 females will die of cancer of the breast in 2011.
Incidence
The percentage of cases of female breast cancer from 2004 to 2008 is displayed by age group in Figure 1. Nearly half of breast cancer cases were diagnosed in women ages 45 to 64.
June 2011
Between 2004 and 2008, the age-adjusted incidence rate for female breast cancer in North Carolina was 151.9 per 100,000 females per year (Figure 2). Hispanic women were less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than women of other races and ethnicities.
From 1995 to 2008, breast cancer incidence rates have increased for minority women (Figure 3).
0–190.0%20–4412.1%45–6447.2%65–8436.2%85+4.5%Figure 1.2004–2008 Percent of Female BreastCancer Cases by Age GroupFigure 3.1995–2008 Female Breast CancerIncidence Trends by Race1995–19971997–19991999–20012001–20032003–20052005–2007Years0.020.040.060.080.0100.0120.0140.0160.0180.0Rate per 100,000 PersonsWhite Female IncidenceMinority Female IncidenceFigure 2.2004–2008 Female Breast CancerIncidence Rates by Race and EthnicityAll Races andEthnicitiesNon-HispanicWhitesNon-HispanicBlacksHispanicsRace and Ethnicity151.9153.4150.2118.50.020.040.060.080.0100.0120.0140.0160.0180.0Rate per 100,000 Persons