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A Fine-grain Geospatial and Demographic Analysis of Breast Cancer Patterns in New York State

  • Stony Brook University

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Abstract

Cancer impacts many people across New York State, with breast cancer being one type of cancer that is especially prevalent. Breast cancer can be detected through screening procedures, and if caught early in its development, has a higher likelihood of treatability and a less severe outcome. In order to better understand existing patterns of breast cancer throughout New York State, we conducted a geospatial and demographic analysis in which we sought to identify disparities in screening, diagnosis, and mortality rates across regions and demographic groups. Statistical analyses were completed using patient-level data from the New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) from 2005 to 2019, where demographic data including age, race, and ethnicity, as well as location-based data such as addresses were collected. Geospatial analysis results revealed clustering for screening and diagnosis rates in certain regions of the state, as well as hot spots. Results from the demographic analysis indicated temporal trends in cancer rates for various age, race, and ethnic groups, as well as a disparity in the mortality rates of breast cancer across race and ethnic groups.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2021
EditorsYixin Chen, Heiko Ludwig, Yicheng Tu, Usama Fayyad, Xingquan Zhu, Xiaohua Tony Hu, Suren Byna, Xiong Liu, Jianping Zhang, Shirui Pan, Vagelis Papalexakis, Jianwu Wang, Alfredo Cuzzocrea, Carlos Ordonez
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages5614-5619
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781665439022
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event2021 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: Dec 15 2021Dec 18 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2021 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2021

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Big Data 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Online
Period12/15/2112/18/21

Keywords

  • breast cancer
  • demographic
  • geospatial
  • health disparities
  • mortality

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