학술논문
The effect of attendance in the Dutch breast cancer screening program on breast tumor characteristics among migrant women
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Breast, Vol 69, Iss , Pp 290-298 (2023)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1532-3080
Abstract
Background: In general, migrant women have a lower breast cancer (BC) incidence rate and higher BC mortality than autochthonous women. Further, migrant women show lower participation in the national BC screening program. To further investigate those aspects, we aimed to determine differences in incidence and tumor characteristics between autochthonous and migrant BC patients in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Methods: We selected women diagnosed with BC in Rotterdam during 2012–2015 from the Netherlands Cancer Registry. Incidence rates were calculated by migrant status (i.e., women with or without migration background). Multivariable analyses revealed adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) on the association between migration status and patient and tumor characteristics, additionally stratified by screening attendance (yes/no). Results: In total 1372 autochthonous and 450 migrant BC patients were included for analysis. BC incidence was lower among migrants than among autochthonous women. Overall, migrant women were younger at BC diagnosis (53 vs. 64 years, p