July 19

Jose and I just met with Dr. Kwon yesterday afternoon and we discussed once again our data research. We had been looking through SEER at the various data sets available in regards to breast cancer and prostate cancer. Looking at county level and the hispanic population in particular in comparison to other groups showed that the white race presents both higher incidence and mortality rates. Dr. Kwon then suggested we take a different approach and focus on the risk factors of different groups. Another interesting observation was that there was a clear decrease of incidence and mortality rates over time which is great! But it is also interesting to look into the possible diagnoses or treatment that have made this possible. There is also disparity on genetics that could be approached in our study and further research will be conducted to find studies that are focused on this particular area.