Why Has Breast Cancer Screening Failed to Decrease the Incidence of de Novo Stage IV Disease?

Why Has Breast Cancer Screening Failed to Decrease the Incidence of de Novo Stage IV Disease?

<i>Background</i>: Despite screening mammography, the incidence of Stage IV breast cancer (BC) at diagnosis has not decreased over the past four decades. We previously found that many BCs are small due to favorable biology rather than early detection. This study compared the biology of S...

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Main Authors: Danielle R. Heller, Alexander S. Chiu, Kaitlin Farrell, Brigid K. Killelea, Donald R. Lannin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
breast cancer
stage IV
incidence
tumor biology
NCDB
SEER
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/4/500

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