Sociodemographic Characteristics of Breast Cancer Patients in a Paris Hospital

780 women with breast cancer were surveyed in a Paris university hospital. The dataset, published by Pierre Chauvin, shows triple-negative breast cancer was at least three times more common in patients born in Sub-Saharan Africa than in those born in France. It was last updated on May 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze disparities in cancer subtype frequency based on patient origin.
• Study associations between sociodemographic factors and disease stage at diagnosis.
• Investigate barriers to healthcare access and communication for migrant populations.

Strengths

• Dataset is based on a survey of 780 patient records.
• Results quantify a specific disparity, showing TNBC is at least 3 times more common in one group.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single-hospital case series, limiting generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Anonymous statistical survey from a single-hospital case series.

Collection Method

Survey conducted from patient records at a university hospital in Paris.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 17:37:21; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Paris, France, with focus on patients born in France and Sub-Saharan Africa.