Cervical cancer among Asian subgroups in California, Janet Bates, MD MPH California Cancer Registry NAACCR Annual Meeting Denver, Colorado June 10, 2008
Background National cancer statistics show lower overall cancer rates among Asians in the US Asians have wide variability in countries of origin, immigration history, culture, language, education and SES that influence cancer risk Aggregated cancer statistics for Asians mask important differences among subgroups Limited national cancer data available on Asian subgroups
Asians in California California has largest Asian population of any state 3.7 million Asians = 12% of state population 90% of California Asian population comprised of 6 subgroups: Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, and Vietnamese
Study purpose To describe patterns of cervical cancer incidence, mortality, and survival among 6 major Asian subgroups in California
Methods Cervical cancer cases diagnosed among California residents Included all 6 Asian subgroups and non- Hispanic whites (NHW) Variables: –Age (<40, 40-64, 65+ years) –SES quintile (composite census-based measure*) –Stage (local, regional, distant, unknown) –Surgery (none, local, hysterectomy, other) –Radiation (none, any) –Chemotherapy (none, any) *Yost K et al, Cancer Causes & Control, 2001
Methods Cervical cancer incidence rates and trends calculated using SEERstat Cervical cancer survival probabilities (5 and 10 year) calculated using Kaplan-Meier method Multivariate evaluation of survival calculated using Cox proportional hazards modeling, adjusted for stage, age, SES, and treatment factors
Results
Demographic characteristics: age and SES ChineseFilipinoJapan.KoreanS. AsianViet.NHW N ,879 %%%% Age (yrs) **** < SES quintile **** 1 (low) (high) * P for comparison with NHW is significant at < 0.05
Clinical characteristics: stage distribution ChineseFilipinoJapan.KoreanS. AsianViet.NHW N ,879 %%%% Stage * ** Local Regional Distant Unknown * P for comparison with NHW is significant at < 0.05
Clinical characteristics: stage distribution ChineseFilipinoJapan.KoreanS. AsianViet.NHW N ,879 %%%% Stage * ** Local Regional Distant Unknown * P for comparison with NHW is significant at < 0.05 Lowest proportion of cases diagnosed at local stage were found among South Asian, Filipino, and Korean women; stage distribution among South Asian women not significantly different from NHW
Cervical cancer incidence trends:
Vietnamese had highest incidence throughout period, as well as most dramatic decline
Cervical cancer incidence trends: …followed by Korean, then Filipino women
Cervical cancer incidence trends: Chinese women and NHW had comparable rates in …
Cervical cancer incidence trends: …but by incidence rates were lower among Chinese women NHW Chinese
Cervical cancer incidence trends: Rates among Japanese and South Asian women also declined, but trend not statistically significant Japanese South Asian
Unadjusted cause-specific 5- and 10-year cervical cancer survival Survival probability (%) (95% Confidence Interval) ChineseFilipinoJapaneseKoreanS. AsianViet.NHW 5-year78.6 (74.4, 82.2) 79.0 (75.9, 81.9) 72.3 (64.9, 78.4) 85.7 (80.9, 89.6) 85.8 (75.1, 92.2) 0.79 (0.64, 1.00) 77.5 (76.7, 78.3) 10-year77.2 (72.9, 81.0) 74.8 (71.2, 78.0) 69.5 (61.7, 76.1) 82.5 (77.1, 86.7) 85.8 (75.1, 92.2) 79.7 (75.4, 83.3) 75.4 (74.6, 76.3)
Unadjusted cause-specific cervical cancer survival
Clinical characteristics: stage distribution ChineseFilipinoJapan.KoreanS. AsianViet.NHW N ,879 %%%% Stage * ** Local Regional Distant Unknown * P for comparison with NHW is significant at < 0.05 Lowest proportion of cases diagnosed at local stage were found among South Asian, Filipino, and Korean women; stage distribution among South Asian women not significantly different from NHW
Risk of death due to cervical cancer among Asian subgroups Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) ChineseFilipinoJapaneseKoreanS. AsianViet. Race only 0.94 (0.78, 1.15) 0.97 (0.83, 1.13) 1.28 (0.97, 1.69) 0.61 (0.45, 0.81) 0.57 (0.32, 1.04) 0.79 (0.64, 1.00) Referent group is Non-Hispanic Whites
Risk of death due to cervical cancer among Asian subgroups Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) ChineseFilipinoJapaneseKoreanS. AsianViet. Race only 0.94 (0.78, 1.15) 0.97 (0.83, 1.13) 1.28 (0.97, 1.69) 0.61 (0.45, 0.81) 0.57 (0.32, 1.04) 0.79 (0.64, 1.00) Stage0.97 (0.79, 1.18) 0.84 (0.72, 0.98) 1.19 (0.90, 1.56) 0.49 (0.37, 0.66) 0.37 (0.20, 0.66) 0.83 (0.676, 1.03) Referent group is non-Hispanic whites
Risk of death due to cervical cancer among Asian subgroups Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) ChineseFilipinoJapaneseKoreanS. AsianViet. Race only 0.94 (0.78, 1.15) 0.97 (0.83, 1.13) 1.28 (0.97, 1.69) 0.61 (0.45, 0.81) 0.57 (0.32, 1.04) 0.79 (0.64, 1.00) Stage0.97 (0.79, 1.18) 0.84 (0.72, 0.98) 1.19 (0.90, 1.56) 0.49 (0.37, 0.66) 0.37 (0.20, 0.66) 0.83 (0.676, 1.03) Stage, age 0.89 (0.72, 1.09) 0.82 (0.70, 0.95) 1.15 (0.87, 1.52) 0.47 (0.35, 0.62) 0.34 (0.19, 0.62) 0.79 (0.64, 0.98) Referent group is non-Hispanic whites
Risk of death due to cervical cancer among Asian subgroups ChineseFilipinoJapaneseKoreanS. AsianViet. Race only 0.94 (0.78, 1.15) 0.97 (0.83, 1.13) 1.28 (0.97, 1.69) 0.61 (0.45, 0.81) 0.57 (0.32, 1.04) 0.79 (0.64, 1.00) Stage0.97 (0.79, 1.18) 0.84 (0.72, 0.98) 1.19 (0.90, 1.56) 0.49 (0.37, 0.66) 0.37 (0.20, 0.66) 0.83 (0.676, 1.03) Stage, age 0.89 (0.72, 1.09) 0.82 (0.70, 0.95) 1.15 (0.87, 1.52) 0.47 (0.35, 0.62) 0.34 (0.19, 0.62) 0.79 (0.64, 0.98) Stage, age, Rx, SES 0.83 (0.68, 1.02) 0.78 (0.67, 0.91) 1.13 (0.86, 1.50) 0.42 (0.31, 0.57) 0.31 (0.17, 0.56) 0.77 (0.62, 0.96) Referent group is non-Hispanic whites
Discussion Higher incidence among Vietnamese, Korean, Filipino women mirror international patterns South Asian rates relatively low despite high rates in countries of origin
Discussion Variability in cervical cancer incidence is largely attributed to screening Expect populations with low screening to have higher incidence Examined cervical cancer screening survey data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Percent pap test in past 3 years by Asian subgroup, California Source: California Health Interview Survey 2003
Percent pap test in past 3 years and cervical cancer incidence by Asian subgroup, California Source: California Health Interview Survey 2003
Limitations Limited number of cases in some subgroups Misclassification of race is possible Risk factor data (HPV subtypes, smoking, diet, co-morbidities, immigration data, etc.) not available
Summary Distinct variations among subgroups in patterns of cervical cancer incidence and survival Practice of aggregating statistics for Asians masks these differences Public health programs targeting cervical cancer screening and prevention must take these differences into account
Summary Lower risk of cervical cancer death among Vietnamese, Korean, Filipino, and South Asian women Few studies on this Further evaluation of reasons for this apparent survival advantage is needed
Acknowledgements Co-authors: Brenda Hofer, Arti Parikh- Patel CDC Cancer supplement coordinators: Meg Watson, Mona Saraiya CCR research and surveillance program staff: Mark Allen, Allyn Fernandez Ami, Sandy Kwong