Estimated and Interactively Visualized Female Breast Cancer Incidence Rates in Missouri Senate Districts 2008-2012

Authors

  • Awatef Ahmed Ben Ramadan University of Missouri-Columbia (MU): Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center (MCR-ARC), School of Medicine Department of Health Management and Informatics (HMI), MU Informatics Institute (MUII)
  • Jeannette Jackson-Thompson University of Missouri-Columbia (MU): Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center (MCR-ARC), School of Medicine Department of Health Management and Informatics (HMI), MU Informatics Institute (MUII)
  • Chester Lee Schmaltz University of Missouri-Columbia (MU): Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center (MCR-ARC), School of Medicine Department of Health Management and Informatics (HMI)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v9i3.8084

Abstract

Objectives: To measure and interactively visualize female breast cancer (FBC) incidence rates in Missouri by age, race, stage and grade, and senate district of residence at diagnosis from 2008 to 2012.

Methods: An observational epidemiological study. The FBC cases in counties split by senate districts were geocoded. Population database was created. A database was created within SEER*Stat. The incidence rates and the 95% Confidence Interval (CI) were age standardized using US 2000 Standard Population. The Census Bureau’s Cartographic Boundary Files were used to create maps showing Missouri senate districts. Incidence results were loaded along with the maps into InstantAtlas™ software to produce interactive reports.

Results: Cancer profiles were created for all 34 Missouri senate districts. An area profile and a double map that included interactive maps, graphs, and tables for the 34 Missouri senate districts were built.

Conclusion: The results may provide an estimation of social inequality within the state and could provide clues about the impact of level of coverage and accessibility to screening and health care services on disease prevention and early diagnosis.

Key Words: Female Breast Cancer, Incidence, Interactive Mapping, Missouri, Senate Districts.

 

Author Biographies

Awatef Ahmed Ben Ramadan, University of Missouri-Columbia (MU): Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center (MCR-ARC), School of Medicine Department of Health Management and Informatics (HMI), MU Informatics Institute (MUII)

Awatef Ahmed Ben Ramadan, MD, MPH, PhD(Health Informatics Major) - University Missouri Informatics Institute (MUII)Graduate Rsearch Assistant at  Missouri Cancer Registry (MCR-ARC)University of Missouri, Columbiaaab365@mail.missouri.edu

Jeannette Jackson-Thompson, University of Missouri-Columbia (MU): Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center (MCR-ARC), School of Medicine Department of Health Management and Informatics (HMI), MU Informatics Institute (MUII)

Director, Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center

Research Associate Professor, Health Management & Informatics

University of Missouri School of Medicine

Core faculty in University of Missouri Informatics Institute

Chester Lee Schmaltz, University of Missouri-Columbia (MU): Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center (MCR-ARC), School of Medicine Department of Health Management and Informatics (HMI)

Senior Statistician, Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center

Teaching Professor, Department of Health Management and Informatics

University of Missouri School of Medicine

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Published

2017-12-30

How to Cite

Ben Ramadan, A. A., Jackson-Thompson, J., & Schmaltz, C. L. (2017). Estimated and Interactively Visualized Female Breast Cancer Incidence Rates in Missouri Senate Districts 2008-2012. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v9i3.8084

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