Socioeconomic status and breast cancer mortality, 1989 through 1993: An analysis of education data from death certificates

K.E. Heck, D.K. Wagener, A. Schatzkin, S.S. Devesa and N. Breen

American Journal of Public Health, 1997, vol. 87, issue 7, 1218-1222

Abstract: Objectives: This study examined whether more highly educated women were at greater risk of dying of breast cancer during 1989 through 1993. Methods: Breast cancer mortality rates were calculated through death certificates and Current Population Survey data. Results: Breast cancer mortality rates were highest among women with 12 and with 16 or more years of education. Non- Hispanic Black women had the highest mortality rates and Asian women the lowest. Positive relationships between mortality and education were found for Hispanic women as well as non-Hispanic Black and Asian women. Conclusions: The previously seen positive relationship between breast cancer mortality and education was found among US women of color but not non-Hispanic White women.

Date: 1997
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