Open AccessIncidence of metachronous contralateral breast cancer in Denmark 1978–2009
Author(s) -
Christina B. Rasmussen,
Susanne K. Kjær,
Bent Ejlertsen,
Michael Andersson,
MajBritt Jensen,
Jane Christensen,
Rikke Langballe,
Lene Mellemkjær
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyu202
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , incidence (geometry) , epidemiology , cancer , oncology , gynecology , physics , optics
Incidence of contralateral breast cancer (CBC) is much less studied than primary breast cancer. We aimed to assess incidence rates of CBC in relation to age, calendar period and time since first breast cancer.
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