No 'cure' within 12 years of diagnosis among breast cancer patients who are diagnosed via mammographic screening: women diagnosed in the West Midlands region of England 1989-2011.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We have previously reported that there is little evidence of population 'cure' among two populations of women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. 'Cure' has not yet been examined in the context of screen-detection.

Patients and methods

We examined cancer registry data on 19 800 women aged 50-70, diagnosed with a primary, invasive, non-metastatic breast cancer between 1 April 1989 and 31 March 2011 in the West Midlands region of England, linked to Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and the National Breast Screening Service (NBSS). Follow-up was complete on all women up to 31 July 2012. Analyses were stratified by screening status, age, tumour stage, deprivation and ethnicity. We estimated net survival for the whole cohort and each subgroup. Population 'cure' was

SUBMITTER: Woods LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5091325 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature