Table 2.2

Invasive female breast cancer age-adjusted incidence and mortality rates (1) per 100,000 population by year, race/ethnicity (2) and age, California, 1989-1993

	Age-Adjusted Rate, Women Less Than 50		Age-Adjusted Rate, Women 50 and Older
Race/Ethnicity	Incidence	Mortality	Incidence	Mortality
Asian/Other	26.8	4.1	182.2	42.2
Black	36.0	9.5	294.2	106.5
Hispanic	23.9	5.1	221.0	61.5
White	34.7	6.0	381.2	95.2

1 Rates are age-adjusted to the 1970 U.S. Standard. Data are from the California Cancer Registry (10/95) and the California Department of Health Services Vital Statistics Death Certificate Master Files, 1989-1993.

2 Race/ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive. Persons of Hispanic ethnicity are identified by medical record and/or surname, and may be of any race. Women of unknown race/ethnicity are excluded from race/specific data.

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