The descriptive epidemiology of female breast cancer: An international comparison of screening, incidence, survival and mortality

• Published in: Cancer epidemiology Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 237 - 248
• Main Authors: Youlden, Danny R., Cramb, Susanna M., Dunn, Nathan A.M., Muller, Jennifer M., Pyke, Christopher M., Baade, Peter D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2012; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Cancer; Early Detection of Cancer - statistics & numerical data; Epidemiology; Female; Global Health - statistics & numerical data; Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine; Humans; Incidence; Internal Medicine; International; Life Style; Mammographic screening; Mammography; Mammography - methods; Mass Screening - methods; Mortality; Studies; Survival; Survival Rate; Womens health; Breast cancer; Mammographic screening; Survival; Mortality; International; Incidence

This paper presents the latest international descriptive epidemiological data for invasive breast cancer amongst women, including incidence, survival and mortality, as well as information on mammographic screening programmes. Almost 1.4 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide in 20...