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Full-Text Articles in Regional Sociology
Master Status Between Race And Region, Myrah R. Scruggs
Master Status Between Race And Region, Myrah R. Scruggs
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Breast Cancer Trends Among Kentucky Women, 2004-2007, Kara Ann Hagan
Breast Cancer Trends Among Kentucky Women, 2004-2007, Kara Ann Hagan
Theses and Dissertations--Nutrition and Food Systems
The purpose of this study is to investigate the discrepancies of female breast cancer mortality between the Appalachian and Non-Appalachian regions of Kentucky using data from the Kentucky Cancer Registry. This study identified subtype, reproductive, and regional differences in women with breast cancer in Kentucky. Among women with breast cancer living in Kentucky from 2004 to 2007, one and three live births significantly increased a woman’s risk of breast cancer mortality by 91% and 58% respectively, compared to a woman with zero live births. Progesterone receptornegative tumor status significantly increased a woman’s risk of breast cancer mortality by 64% compared …