TNBC: Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Frequency in France

A single-hospital case series of 780 women with breast cancer in Paris, France, shows triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is at least three times more common in patients born in Sub-Saharan Africa than in those born in France. The dataset, created by Pierre Chauvin, includes results from an anonymous statistical survey and an ethnographic study. It was last updated on May 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze disparities in TNBC frequency based on patient origin based on the survey results mentioned in the description
• Study factors contributing to late-stage diagnosis among immigrant populations based on the ethnographic findings
• Examine the intersection of public health policy and clinical outcomes in a race-blind data context

Strengths

• Includes data from 780 patient records
• Combines quantitative survey results with qualitative ethnographic findings
• Explicitly addresses a specific public health policy context in France

Limitations

• Dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data is from a single hospital, which may limit generalizability

Provenance

Source

Pierre Chauvin

Collection Method

Anonymous statistical survey and ethnographic study from a single-hospital case series

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 17:37:22; freshness should be verified

Geography

Paris, France; includes patients born in France and Sub-Saharan Africa