Association Between Neighborhood Social Deprivation and Stage at Diagnosis among Breast Cancer Patients in South Carolina

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Examines breast cancer stage at diagnosis in Black and White patients as related to the social deprivation index (SDI). Utilizes data from the South Carolina Central Cancer Registry (SCCCR) to analyze 52,803 breast cancer patients between 1996 and 2015. Includes demographic breakdowns of patient data by race, marriage status, tumor grade and year of diagnosis, SDI, living in a Healthcare Professional Shortage Area (HPSA), involvement in the Best Chance Network (BCN), and rural versus urban designation.

Oluwole Adeyemi Babatunde, Whitney E. Zahnd, Jan M. Eberth, et al.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(22), 11824

11/2021

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Black or African American · Cancer · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · White · Women · South Carolina