a) Looking at your age-specific incidence rates, does a pattern emerge over time? BRIEFLY describe the pattern b) Looking at your age-specific incidence rates, does a pattern emerge between Black and White women? BRIEFLY describe the pattern c) Looking at your overall incidence rate, how does the all ages incidence compare to the age-specific rates? BRIEFLY describe the reason for this difference.
BREAST CANCER INCIDENCE IN WHITE AND BLACK FEMALES BY AGE, UNITED STATES
White Females
Black Females
Age Group (years)
Number Population at risk Percent of Total of Cases (in 1,000's) Population
Incidence Rate Per 100,000
Number of Cases
Population at risk Percent of Total Incidence Rate (in 1,000's) Population Per 100,000
0-19
9
14,373
33
0.062617
2,122
41
0
20 - 29
319
7,210
17
4.42441
54
955
18
5.65445
30 - 39
2,049
5,268
12
38.85725
318
639
12
49.76526
40 - 49
6,773
4,786
11
141.51692
640
527
10
121.44213
50 - 59
10,247
4,831
11
212.10929
791
452
175
60 - 69
9.477
3,543
8
267.48518
640
305
6
175.34247
70 - 79
7,360
2,299
5
320.13919
392
148
3
264.86486
80+
4,348
1,199
3
362.63553
156
62
1
251.6129032
All ages
40,582
43,509
100
93.27266
2,991
5,210
100
57.40883