Data & statistics
Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in Hawaiʻi. Statistics from the Hawaiʻi Tumor Registry, 2014–2018:
Incidence and mortality
- ~1,233 women annually receive an invasive breast-cancer diagnosis
- ~308 women annually are diagnosed with in-situ breast cancer
- ~155 women die from breast cancer each year
- Invasive breast-cancer incidence rates in Hawaiʻi increased nearly 1.7% per year over the past decade
- Mortality rates declined approximately 1.0% per year over the same period
State vs. national comparison
- Hawaiʻi’s incidence rate (139.6 per 100,000) exceeds the U.S. overall rate (126.9 per 100,000)
- Hawaiʻi has among the lowest breast-cancer mortality rates in the country (15.8 per 100,000) compared to 20.1 nationally
Demographics
- 72% of diagnoses occur in women aged 55+
- Japanese and Native Hawaiian women show higher incidence rates
- Native Hawaiian women show higher mortality compared to other ethnic groups
Stage at diagnosis
- 76% are diagnosed at early stages
- 22% present at advanced stages
- Advanced-stage diagnosis ranges from 17% (Japanese women) to 33% (other race/ethnic groups)
What’s in HIPIMR
Counts as of 2024-06-13; tumor linkage 2024-01-31.
Overview
| Years | 2009–2024 |
| Total visits | 520,545 |
| Unique women | 125,328 |
| Mean age | 57.54 (SD 12.46) |
Malignancies
| Invasive tumors | 6,569 (from 6,248 women) |
| Tumors of any behavior | 8,373 (from 7,805 women) |
| Non-cases | 116,776 |
Imaging (DICOM counts)
| Modality | Count |
|---|---|
| Mammography (MG) | 3,752,579 |
| Ultrasound (US) | 3,492,436 |
| MRI | 37,861,983 |
| Tomosynthesis (DT) | 2,719,839 |