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New breast cancer cases among women under 50 in the USA, by race (i.ibb.co)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Data source: https://seer.cancer.gov/statistics-network/explorer/application.html?site=55&data_type=1&graph_type=2&compareBy=race&chk_race_6=6&chk_race_4=4&chk_race_9=9&chk_race_8=8&rate_type=2&sex=3&age_range=9&stage=101&advopt_precision=1&advopt_show_ci=on&hdn_view=0&advopt_show_apc=on&advopt_display=2#resultsRegion0

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

~~That is not how Hispanic is used in the dataset. Just read the methodology for crying out loud.~~

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Yes, "Hispanic (any race)". And, as I said, it's irrelevant statically as Hispanics do not share enough characteristics to be a homogenous group. Then you have "non-Hispanic" groups and "including Hispanic" races, which is nuts if you consider what I said.

Imagine you had a "Catholics (any race)" and then "Non-Catholic Whites", "Whites (including Catholics)", etc. That would be bordering discrimination because why are Catholics being segregated when other religions aren't?

(I know why: because these "Catholics" are differentiated and not particularly well received in the United States due to illegal immigration).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Okay. That's a very convincing analogy. Thanks for the thought out response. Forgive me for being rude.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I don't think they mean hispanic as spanish speaking, but as the race resulting of the mingling of south american natives and europeans (mainly spaniards and portugueses). I feel the term hispanic is used in the USA since this group and the native spanish speakers overlap quite a bit. So it is not "Hispanic (any race)", but more of " Hispanic american", who do share more genetic and ancestry similarities.

Also, when differenciating by race (we can debate wether this is legit or wether the predisposition to certain illnesses is minimal compared to income or quality of living, but that's not what I am doing here), the socioeconomic differences are not relevant and appear in all groups. In that regard, "Hispano american" is not the only group with vast differences, but "White" and "Black" are very much riddled with it, but the thing is that for this study, it is not relevant, as it isn't age (under 50) or state.

Now, what bothers me more is the "Asian/PI" category, I feel like that one has absolutely no basis. I'm guessing the sample was not big enough to qhave different cattegories, but that group feels very sloppy as a category by race.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Just to adress your first sentence: My first thought was that these groups most likely don't go for checkups with the same frequency. On the socio economic dimensions of traits, Hispanics might define a homogeneous group.