Table 8.8

Breast Cancer in California

Table 8.8

Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) in women with early stage breast cancer, by race/ethnicity (1), median income (2), and high school (HS) education (3) in their Immediate neighborhood, California, 1988-1992

		Asian / Other		Black		Hispanic		White		All Races
Race / Ethnicity		No.Cases	%BCS	No.Cases	%BCS	No.Cases	%BCS	No.Cases	%BCS	No.Cases	%BCS
Income
	High	976	30.8	344	38.1	909	38.6	16,654	42.4	19,238	41.6
	Medium	1,412	29.0	1,171	40.4	2,497	36.2	9,055	37.6	29,407	37.2
	Low	538	26.0	1,269	40.6	1,283	31.7	6,919	33.4	10,101	33.8
HS Education
	More	1,934	31.6	1,106	40.6	2,125	38.5	37,313	40.4	42,865	39.9
	Less	997	24.0	1,681	39.9	2,569	32.9	10,608	32.7	15,965	33.0

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