Titre :
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Impact of sociodemographic factors, hormone receptor status, and tumor grade on ethnic differences in tumor stage and size for breast cancer in US women. (2002)
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Auteurs :
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Barry-A MILLER ;
Benjamin-F HANKEY ;
Terry-L Thomas
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of epidemiology (vol. 155, n° 6, 2002)
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Pagination :
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534-545
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Cancer
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Sein
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Ethnie
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Facteur socioéconomique
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Epidémiologie
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Facteur risque
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Homme
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Femme
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Etats Unis
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Amérique
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Glande mammaire [pathologie]
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0xlkzS3. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. The importance of sociodemographic factors and tumor biomarkers in explaining ethnic differences in tumor stage and size at diagnosis was investigated in over 106,000 female breast cancer patients reported during 1992-1996 from 11 US population-based cancer registries. Japanese and non-Hispanic White women tended to be diagnosed at an earlier stage, with smaller diameter tumors and with a lower tumor grade than women from seven other ethnic groups. Statistical adjustment for individual-and group-level sociodemographic factors produced 50-80% reductions in the odds ratios for distant (vs. localized) stage and larger (vs.
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