James R. Hébert|Virginie Daguisé|Deborah Hurley|Rebecca Wilkerson|Catishia Mosley|Swann Arp Adams|Robin Puett|James B. Burch|Susan E. Steck|Kirk A. Bol
Mapping cancer mortality?to?incidence ratios to illustrate racial and sex disparities in a high?risk population
University of South Carolina|South Carolina Cancer Alliance|University of South Carolina|South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control|South Carolina Cancer Alliance|South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control|University of South Carolina|South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control|South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control|University of South Carolina|University of South Carolina|University of South Carolina|University of South Carolina|South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
abstract background comparisons incidence mortality rates metrics used commonly define cancerrelated racial disparities us particularly south carolina largely disfavor african americans aas computed readily available data sources mortalitytoincidence rate ratio mir provides populationbased indicator survival methods south carolina central cancer registry incidence data vital registry death data used construct mirs arcgis 92 mapping software used map cancer mirs sex race 8 health regions within south carolina cancers combined breast cervical colorectal lung oral prostate cancers results racial differences cancer mirs observed sexes cancers combined individual sites largest racial differences observed female breast prostate oral cancers aas mirs nearly twice european americans eas conclusions comparing mapping race sexspecific cancer mirs provides powerful way observe scope cancer problem using methods current study aas much higher cancer mirs compared eas cancer sites nearly regions south carolina future work must directed explaining addressing underlying differences cancer outcomes region race mir mapping allows pinpointing areas future research greatest likelihood identifying causes large persistent cancerrelated disparities regions access highquality data may find useful compare mirs conduct mir mapping cancer 2009 2009 american cancer society