title: Breast cancer mortality continues to decline in Wisconsin.
abstract: Evidence from clinical trials suggests that increasing the use of mammography will lead to declines in breast cancer mortality. We analyzed trends in age-adjusted and age-specific breast cancer mortality in Wisconsin from 1979 to 1996. From 1979 to 1990, age-adjusted mortality rates among women of all ages increased about 0.7% per year, a result primarily of increasing rates among women 65 years of age and older. Since 1990, rates have decreased 3.4% per year. These data suggest that mammography is effective in reducing breast cancer mortality in the state. Wisconsin should reach its Year 2000 objective of reducing breast cancer mortality.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin Department of Preventative Medicine, Madison, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cherney
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Remington
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology