Evaluating the disparity of female breast cancer mortality among racial groups: a spatiotemporal analysis

CE Hsu, University of Maryland
Holly Jacobson, University of Texas El Paso
Francisco Soto Mas, University of Texas El Paso

Abstract

The literature suggests that the distribution of female breast cancer mortality demonstrates spatial concentration. There remains a lack of studies on how the mortality burden may impact racial groups across space and over time. The present study evaluated the geographic variations in breast cancer mortality in Texas females according to three predominant racial groups (non-Hispanic White, Black, and Hispanic females) over a twelve-year period. It sought to clarify whether the spatiotemporal trend might place an uneven burden on particular racial groups, and whether the excess trend has persisted into the current decade.