Mastectomy rates are decreasing in the era of service screening: a population-based study in Italy (1997-2001).
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.
Zorzi
M
M
Istituto Oncologico Veneto, Padova, Italy.
Puliti
D
D
Vettorazzi
M
M
De Lisi
V
V
Falcini
F
F
Federico
M
M
Ferretti
S
S
Moffa
I F
IF
Mangone
L
L
Mano
M P
MP
Naldoni
C
C
Ponti
A
A
Traina
A
A
Tumino
R
R
Paci
E
E
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