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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 1/2011

01-02-2011 | Original Paper

Neighborhood Changes in Concentrated Immigration and Late Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Authors: Young Ik Cho, Timothy P. Johnson, Richard E. Barrett, Richard T. Campbell, Therese A. Dolecek, Richard B. Warnecke

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Immigrant women are at greater risk for late stage breast cancer diagnosis. The rapid increase in the US foreign-born population and new immigration patterns lead us to investigate the association between changes in immigrant population and the likelihood of distant metastasis stage at diagnosis of breast cancer among women in Cook County, Illinois. Analyses employed Illinois State Cancer Registry data for 42,714 breast cancer cases diagnosed between 1994 and 2003 in conjunction with 1990 and 2000 Census tract data. We find that concentration of and increases in immigrant populations within neighborhoods contributed to the risk of late stage breast cancer diagnosis. These findings suggest that, although some health indicators for immigrant populations have improved in recent years, important health disparities in breast cancer diagnosis still remain at the neighborhood level. They further suggest that cancer screening and follow-up resources should be directed to areas experiencing rapid increases in immigrant populations.
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Metadata
Title
Neighborhood Changes in Concentrated Immigration and Late Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Authors
Young Ik Cho
Timothy P. Johnson
Richard E. Barrett
Richard T. Campbell
Therese A. Dolecek
Richard B. Warnecke
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-010-9339-3

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