Downstaging in opportunistic breast cancer screening in Brazil: a temporal trend analysis

Downstaging in opportunistic breast cancer screening in Brazil: a temporal trend analysis

Abstract Background Breast cancer is the most common female cancer in Brazil with an estimated 60 thousand new cases per year. Widespread use of mammography opportunistic screening has been observed in the last 20 years, including women under 50 years old. The present study aimed to analyse the tren...

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Main Authors: Diama Bhadra Vale, Cassio Cardoso Filho, Julia Yoriko Shinzato, Fernanda Servidoni Spreafico, Partha Basu, Luiz Carlos Zeferino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasm Staging
Early Detection of Cancer
Epidemiologic Studies
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5647-8

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