Open AccessDecreased Breast Cancer Tumor Size, Stage, and Mortality in Rhode Island: An Example of a Well-Screened Population
Author(s) -
Natalie G. Coburn,
Maureen A. Chung,
John P Fulton,
Blake Cady
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
cancer control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.794
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1526-2359
pISSN - 1073-2748
DOI - 10.1177/107327480401100403
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , mammography , cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , incidence (geometry) , cancer registry , population , gynecology , disease , mortality rate , oncology , obstetrics , demography , environmental health , optics , physics , sociology , biology , paleontology
Since the 1980s, Rhode Island has achieved one of the highest mammography screening rates in the nation. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of high mammography rates on breast cancer presentation and outcomes.
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