Indicator Profile of Breast Cancer - Mammography
Why Is This Important?
Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in U.S. women (excluding basal and squamous cell skin cancers) and the leading cause of female cancer death in Utah. Deaths from breast cancer can be substantially reduced if the tumor is discovered at an early stage. Clinical trials have demonstrated that routine screening with mammography can reduce breast cancer deaths by 20% to 30% in women aged 50 to 69 years (1-6), and by about 17% in women aged 40 to 49 years (7,8).There is consensus that women aged 40 or older should undergo routine screening with mammography at least every two years. The American Cancer Society recommends that women aged 40 or older have an annual mammogram, while the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommend that women 40 years or older undergo mammography every one to two years (9, 10, 11). Women who are at higher than average risk of breast cancer should seek expert medical advice about whether they should begin screening before age 40 and the frequency of that screening (10).
Percentage of Women Age 40+ Who Reported Having a Mammogram Within the Past Two Years, Utah and U.S., 1989-2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008
Data Notes
Age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 standard population.Data Sources
Utah Data: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Office of Public Health Assessment, Utah Department of Health; U.S. Data: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS);Other Views
- by Local Health District, Utah, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008
- by Small Area, Utah, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008
- by Ethnicity, Utah, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008
- by Race, Utah, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008
- by Education, Utah, 2008
- by Income, Utah, 2008
Definition
The proportion of women 40 years or older who reported having a mammogram in the last two years.How We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | The number of women 40 years or older who reported having a mammogram in the last two years. |
| Denominator: | The total number of female survey respondents aged 40 or older excluding those who responded "don't know" or "refused" to the numerator question. |
Page Content Updated On 10/06/09,
Published on 10/27/09
