Table 1.
Breast cancer incidence in Portugal in women ages 30 to 84 years old, by region and age group, 1998–2011
| South* | North† | Centre§ | Azores¶ | Madeira* | Portugal | ||
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| Districts/Regions covered | Beja, Faro, Évora, Lisboa, Portalegre, Santarém, Setúbal | Braga, Bragança, Porto, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real | Aveiro, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Guarda, Leiria, Viseu | Archipelago of the Azores | Archipelago of Madeira | South, North, Centre Azores, Madeira | |
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| Population in Census 2011 (30–84 years)** | 1 563 312 | 1 124 437 | 836 755 | 75 065 | 91 756 | 3 691 325 | |
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| Number of cases | 34 016 (≈2 430/year) | 19 804 (≈1 415/year) | 14 742 (≈1 055/year) | 1 394 (≈100/year) | 1 589 (≈115/year) | 71 545 (≈5 110/year) | |
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| ASR per 100 000 woman-years (95% CI) | 30–44 | 73.03 (65.33 to 80.74) | 66.91 (58.77 to 75.06) | 64.28 (54.56 to 73.99) | 50.62 (23.57 to 77.68) | 55.86 (29.67 to 82.04) | 68.11 (63.39 to 72.82) |
| 45–69 | 200.41 (189.93 to 210.90) | 171.58 (159.99 to 183.18) | 166.78 (153.68 to 179.88) | 182.10 (134.39 to 229.79) | 184.62 (140.81 to 228.42) | 183.45 (176.88 to 190.01) | |
| 70–84 | 230.16 (211.99 to 248.32) | 172.42 (152.54 to 192.30) | 149.54 (130.43 to 168.65) | 258.63 (163.67 to 353.60) | 195.09 (119.73 to 270.44) | 193.71 (182.72 to 204.70) | |
| 30–84 | 155.83 (149.38 to 162.29) | 132.42 (125.36 to 139.49) | 126.50 (118.53 to 134.47) | 140.99 (112.37 to 169.62) | 137.45 (111.39 to 163.52) | 141.29 (137.28 to 145.30) | |
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| Cum. risk (0 to 74 years) | 7.1% | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.5% | |
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| EAPC (%/year) (95% CI) | 30–44 | 2.31 (1.45 to 3.18) | 3.41 (2.12 to 4.72) | 2.73 (1.24 to 4.24) | 1.49 (−0.98 to 4.02) | 0.99 (−3.50 to 5.69) | 2.74 (2.13 to 3.35) |
| 45–69 | 1.53 (0.78 to 2.28) | 3.65 (3.01 to 4.28) | 2.26 (1.07 to 3.47) | 2.40 (0.27 to 4.57) | 1.90 (−0.40 to 4.26) | 2.26 (1.74 to 2.78) | |
| 70–84 | 1.14 (0.40 to 1.89) | 3.50 (2.81 to 4.20) | 1.89 (0.80 to 3.01) | −0.32 (−3.50 to 2.95) | 0.05 (−2.90 to 3.09) | 1.80 (1.14 to 2.47) | |
| 30–84 | 1.61 (0.92 to 2.30) | 3.58 (3.08 to 4.08) | 2.32 (1.31 to 3.33) | 1.69 (0.07 to 3.34) | 1.46 (−0.50 to 3.46) | 2.28 (1.83 to 2.73) | |
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| Net drift (%/year) (95% CI) | 30–44 | 1.91 (1.07 to 2.75) | 3.07 (2.01 to 4.14) | 2.26 (0.52 to 4.03) | 1.23 (−3.14 to 5.80) | 0.74 (−3.24 to 4.87) | 2.59 (1.97 to 3.21) |
| 45–69 | 1.39 (1.03 to 1.75) | 3.78 (3.27 to 4.30) | 2.16 (1.62 to 2.71) | 2.04 (0.20 to 3.92) | 1.14 (−0.55 to 2.85) | 2.19 (1.95 to 2.44) | |
| 70–84 | 1.62 (1.06 to 2.18) | 3.85 (2.97 to 4.75) | 2.45 (1.52 to 3.40) | −2.14 (−4.58 to 0.36) | −0.35 (−3.17 to 2.54) | 2.25 (1.84 to 2.65) | |
| 30–84 | 1.49 (1.22 to 1.77) | 3.66 (3.28 to 4.04) | 2.20 (1.76 to 2.63) | 1.29 (−0.11 to 2.71) | 0.46 (−0.83 to 1.76) | 2.23 (2.04 to 2.43) | |
ASR, Age-standardized rate for the European population; CI, Confidence interval; EAPC, Estimated annual percentage change of the ASR.
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Covered by Southern Region Cancer Registry
†
Covered by Northern Region Cancer Registry
§
Covered by Centre Region Cancer Registry
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Covered by Azores Region Cancer Registry
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Source: Statistics Portugal