The Decrease in Breast-Cancer Incidence in 2003 in the United States

M. Ravdin, Peter; A. Cronin, Kathleen; Howlader, Nadia; D. Berg, Christine; T. Chlebowski, Rowan; J. Feuer, Eric; K. Edwards, Brenda; A. Berry, Donald

doi:10.1056/nejmsr070105

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The Decrease in Breast-Cancer Incidence in 2003 in the United States

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Apr 18, 2007

Authors:

Peter M. Ravdin

Kathleen A. Cronin

Nadia Howlader

Abstract

An initial analysis of data from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registries shows that the age-adjusted incidence rate of breast cancer in women in the United States fell sharply (by 6.7%) in 2003, as compared with the rate in 2002. Data from 2004 s...

Subject

Medicine

Incidence (geometry)

Breast cancer

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