Caribbean Black women have lowest rates of endometrioid and nonendometrioid subtypes<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Elana Gotkine HealthDay Reporter<\/b><\/p>\n
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MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Caribbean Black women have lower rates of endometrioid and nonendometrioid endometrial cancer (EC) than U.S. non-Hispanic Black women, according to a study published online June 26 in Cancer<\/em>.<\/p>\n Heidy N. Medina, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the University of Miami School of Medicine, and colleagues examined EC vulnerability among a wider spectrum of African descent populations. Based on cancer registry data, 34,789 EC cases were analyzed from Florida (2005 to 2018), Martinique (2005 to 2018), and Guadeloupe (2008 to 2018).<\/p>\n The researchers found that the lowest rates for endometrioid and nonendometrioid subtypes were seen for Caribbean Black women. Nonendometrioid types were most common among U.S. non-Hispanic Blacks (9.2 per 100,000), with incidence much higher than among non-Hispanic Whites (incidence rate ratio, 2.60). For endometrioid EC, the rates increased 1.8 and 1.2 percent yearly from 2005 to 2018 for U.S. non-Hispanic Blacks and U.S. non-Hispanic Whites, respectively, while no change was seen for Caribbean Blacks. For nonendometrioid carcinomas, the rates increased 5.6, 4.4, and 3.9 percent for U.S. non-Hispanic Blacks, Caribbean Blacks, and non-Hispanic Whites, respectively.<\/p>\n “This study informs the current scientific evidence about endometrial cancer risk among a diverse sample of African descent women, highlighting that within-group differences matter among Black women,” Medina said in a statement. “Our study suggests that these differences among Black women in different regions of the world are partly due to social factors associated with assigned race rather than purely African ancestry-related factors based on genetic origin.”<\/p>\n Two authors disclosed ties to industry.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n