Publication year
2008Source
European Journal of Cancer, 44, 11, (2008), pp. 1485-7ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

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Organization
Health Evidence
Former Organization
Epidemiology, Biostatistics & HTA
Journal title
European Journal of Cancer
Volume
vol. 44
Issue
iss. 11
Page start
p. 1485
Page end
p. 7
Subject
NCEBP 1: Molecular epidemiology; NCEBP 2: Evaluation of complex medical interventions; ONCOL 5: Aetiology, screening and detection; UMCN 1.5: Interventional oncologyAbstract
A large increase in the incidence of breast cancer has been observed in many countries over the last two decades. On the other hand, however, breast cancer mortality has decreased. The prominent burden of breast cancer in the female population induces a lot of discussion about incidence and mortality rates, whereas lifetime risks are less mentioned. This study provides information on the changes in risks for Dutch women with regards to being diagnosed with breast cancer (both invasive and in situ) or dying from this disease during the screening era. We used the life table method to calculate lifetime risks for the period 1989-2003. The lifetime risk for developing breast cancer increased from 1 in 10 in 1989 to 1 in 7 in 2003; the risk of dying from breast cancer decreased respectively from 1 in 22 to 1 in 26. The increasing incidence is alarming but has to be seen in perspective; the decreasing mortality is promising and shows that, at most, one third of the breast cancer cases are fatal.
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