title: Mastectomy rates are decreasing in the era of service screening: a population-based study in Italy (1997-2001).
abstract: We enrolled all 2162 in situ and 21 148 invasive cases of breast cancer in 17 areas of Italy, diagnosed in 1997-2001. Rates of early cancer increased by 13.7% in the screening age group (50-69 years), and breast conserving surgery by 24.6%. Advanced cancer rates decreased by 19.4%, and mastectomy rates by 24.2%. Service screening did not increase mastectomy rates in the study population.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zorzi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Puliti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vettorazzi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: De Lisi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Falcini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Federico
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferretti
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Moffa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mangone
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Mano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Naldoni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ponti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Traina
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tumino
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paci
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis