title: The incidence of breast cancer in the General Practice Research Database compared with national cancer registration data.
abstract: Breast cancer incidence rates in the UK from 1990 to 1996 among women aged 35-69 estimated from the General Practice Research Database (GPRD) were closely similar to those reported by the Office for National Statistics from cancer registration data (ONS). The GPRD is a valuable and up-to-date resource for further study of the incidence of breast cancer in the UK as well as changes in cancer treatment and their relation to survival trends.
authors.affiliation: Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kaye
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Derby
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: del Mar Melero-Montes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology