Long term risk of distant metastasis in women with non-metastatic breast cancer and survival after metastasis detection: a population-based linked health records study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the long term risk of distant metastases (DM) for women with initial diagnoses of non-metastatic breast cancer; to estimate breast cancer-specific and overall survival for women with DM.

Design

Population-based health record linkage study.

Setting, participants

Women diagnosed with localised or regional primary breast cancer recorded in the NSW Cancer Registry, 2001-2002.

Major outcome measures

Time from breast cancer diagnosis to first DM, time from first DM to death from breast cancer.

Secondary outcome

time to death from any cause.

Results

6338 women were diagnosed with non-metastatic breast cancer (localised, 3885; regional, 2453; median age, 59 years [IQR, 49-69 years]). DM were recorded (to 30 September 2016) for 1432

SUBMITTER: Lord SSJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9804703 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature