According to Georgia Department of Public Health and the Georgia Center for Cancer Statistics, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer incidence in women citizens residing in Georgia. Breast cancer accounts for 30% of all new cancers found in women. Through prediction modelling, women can understand how risk factors play a part in prevention. Knowing these risks brings awareness and awareness brings about prevention.
This image shows how breast cancer has been diagnosed in a sample size of over 1 million women after a mammogram screening.
Within the same data sample, this is the recorded occurrences of breast cancer due to ethnic backgroud
The team has constructed various charts that reflect the prediction models sorted by age groups and ethnic background. Click on the image to the left to see prediction charts for the different age range and ethnicities.
Wish to see how it was done? Click on the image to the right for access to the coding that made the prediction modelling possible.