BREAST CANCER
National data reflects breast cancer incidence was level from 1990-95, with a drop in mortality for white and Hispanic women. The death rates remained level for black women and may be on the rise for Asian and Pacific Islander women. (2) Vanderburgh County reflects a level incidence from 1992-1995 with an increase in 1996 and 1997. Breast and cervical cancer account for 28% of all newly diagnosed cancers in women and 18% of cancer deaths. (7) 65% of women diagnosed with breast cancer will survive 10 years and 56% will survive 15 years. (5)
VANDERBURGH COUNTY
BREAST
CANCER DIAGNOSED
Females diagnosed
|
Age |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
|
0-44 |
13 |
8 |
10 |
16 |
19 |
20 |
|
45-64 |
63 |
55 |
51 |
55 |
53 |
52 |
|
65+ |
70 |
83 |
85 |
73 |
83 |
98 |
|
Total |
146 |
146 |
146 |
144 |
155 |
170 |
Males diagnosed
|
Age |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
|
0-44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
45-64 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
65+ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Total diagnosed
|
All Ages |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
|
146 |
146 |
148 |
145 |
156 |
170 |
The data for 1993-1997 indicates 93.5% of those diagnosed in 1992 were surviving at the end of the first year and 76.0% were surviving at the end of five years.
Compiled by the Partnership
for Healthcare Information
February, 1999