Is the incidence of breast cancer declining?
It has been suggested that the incidence of breast cancer has been declining since the year 2000. This apparent trend may be at least partially explained by a decline in the prevalence of undiagnosed precancerous and early cancerous lesions in the breast, resulting from screening.
MacMahon
Brian
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Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Cole
Philip
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D015982:Bias; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008327:Mammography; D018426:SEER Program; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology