Breast carcinoma survival in Europe and the United States

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Authors

Milena Sant · Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

Claudia Allemani · Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

Franco Berrino · Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

Michel P. Coleman · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Tiiu Aareleid

Gilles Chaplain · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon Bourgogne

J.W.W. Coebergh · Eindhoven Cancer Registry

Abstract

Transatlantic differences in the 5-year survival rates for women diagnosed with breast carcinoma between 1990 and 1992 were attributable mainly to differences in stage of disease. Resources should be invested to achieve earlier diagnosis of breast carcinoma in Europe, especially for elderly women.

Topics & Keywords

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Risks and Factors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cancer

Volume 100, Issue 4, pp. 715-722

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20038

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