MMWR Appendix: Breast Cancer Rates Among Black Women and White Women

Trends in Invasive Female Breast Cancer Incidence by Age (in Years), Race, and Year of Diagnosis, United States, 1999–2013

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Women Younger Than 50 Years Old
Women Between 50 and 59 Years Old
Women Between 60 and 69 Years Old
Women Between 70 and 79 Years Old
Women 80 Years Old or Older

These graphs were produced as part of the analysis for an article titled “Patterns and Trends in Age-Specific Black-White Differences in Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality—United States, 1999–2014,” published in MMWR on October 14, 2016, using data from population-based cancer registries participating in CDC’s National Program of Cancer Registries or the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. The following graphs show trends in invasive female breast cancer incidence by race and age group.

Note: Trends were measured with average annual percentage change (AAPC) in rates, calculated using joinpoint regression, which allowed different slopes for three periods; the year at which slopes changed could vary by age and race. Trends among black women were significantly different (P<.05) than among white women except among women aged <50 years.

Data are compiled from cancer registries that meet the data quality criteria for all invasive cancer sites combined for all years 1999–2013 (covering approximately 92% of the U.S. population). Registry-specific data quality information is available at www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/uscs/data/00_data_quality.htm.

Trends in Invasive Female Breast Cancer Incidence for Women Younger Than 50 Years Old, by Race and Year of Diagnosis, United States, 1999 to 2013

This chart illustrates trends in invasive female breast cancer incidence for women younger than 50 years old by race and year of diagnosis in the United States from 1999 to 2013. The average annual percentage change, or A.A.P.C., for white women was zero, and the A.A.P.C. for black women was 0.2.

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Trends in Invasive Female Breast Cancer Incidence for Women Between 50 and 59 Years Old, by Race and Year of Diagnosis, United States, 1999 to 2013

This chart illustrates trends in invasive female breast cancer incidence for women between 50 and 59 years old by race and year of diagnosis in the United States from 1999 to 2013. The A.A.P.C. for white women was -1.7, and the A.A.P.C. for black women was -0.1.

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Trends in Invasive Female Breast Cancer Incidence for Women Between 60 and 69 Years Old, by Race and Year of Diagnosis, United States, 1999 to 2013

This chart illustrates trends in invasive female breast cancer incidence for women between 60 and 69 years years old by race and year of diagnosis in the United States from 1999 to 2013. The A.A.P.C. for white women was -0.7, and the A.A.P.C. for black women was 1.3.

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Trends in Invasive Female Breast Cancer Incidence for Women Between 70 and 79 Years Old, by Race and Year of Diagnosis, United States, 1999 to 2013

This chart illustrates trends in invasive female breast cancer incidence for women between 70 and 79 years years old by race and year of diagnosis in the United States from 1999 to 2013. The A.A.P.C. for white women was -0.5, and the A.A.P.C. for black women was 1.1.

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Trends in Invasive Female Breast Cancer Incidence for Women 80 Years Old or Older, by Race and Year of Diagnosis, United States, 1999 to 2013

This chart illustrates trends in invasive female breast cancer incidence for women 80 years old and older by race and year of diagnosis in the United States from 1999 to 2013. The A.A.P.C. for white women was -1.3, and the A.A.P.C. for black women was -0.2.

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