Effect of Screening and Adjuvant Therapy on Mortality from Breast Cancer

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Authors

Donald A. Berry · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Kathleen A. Cronin · National Cancer Institute

Sylvia K. Plevritis · Stanford University

Dennis G. Fryback · University of Wisconsin–Madison

Lauren Clarke

Marvin Zelen · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Jeanne S. Mandelblatt · Georgetown University

Abstract

Seven statistical models showed that both screening mammography and treatment have helped reduce the rate of death from breast cancer in the United States.

Topics & Keywords

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Cancer Risks and Factors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 353, Issue 17, pp. 1784-1792

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa050518

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