Why Is This Important?

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among American women.[http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/ ^1^] Female breast cancer diagnosed at later stages is harder to treat and is consistent with higher mortality.

Definition

Age-adjusted incidence rate of breast cancer diagnosed at a late stage in females per 100,000 standard population. * ICD-O-3 codes: C50.0-C50.9 (excl. types 9590-9992) * Late stage = regional (Stage 2-5) and distant (Stage 7)

Data Notes

• Data have been age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.
• This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective CA-11. Data for White, Black, and Asian/PI do not include Hispanics. Hispanic ethnicity includes persons of any race. 2020 data are considered preliminary and should not be used in trend analyses; an approximate 10% decrease in the number of cancer cases diagnosed in 2020 compared to 2019, is partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients experienced difficulties scheduling medical appointments and cancer screening tests in 2020.

Data Sources

• SEER*Stat, National Center Institute
  (https://www.seer.cancer.gov/seerstat)
• Bridged-race population estimates, National Cancer Institute
  (https://seer.cancer.gov/popdata/)

How the Measure is Calculated

• Numerator:

  Number of new cases of breast cancer diagnosed at the regional or distant stage among females

• Denominator:

  Estimated number of females in the population

Related Health Objectives and Indicators

Health Care System Factors

Related Health Care System Factors Indicators:

• Self-Reported Breast Cancer Screening Among Women

Risk Factors

Related Risk Factors Indicators:

• Incidence of Breast Cancer in Females

Health Status Outcomes

Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators:

• Deaths due to Breast Cancer

Health Topic Pages Related to: Incidence of Late-Stage Breast Cancer

• Cancer