Effect of implementation of the mass breast cancer screening programme in older women in the Netherlands: population based study

Objective To assess the incidence of early stage and advanced stage breast cancer before and after the implementation of mass screening in women aged 70-75 years in the Netherlands in 1998. Design Prospective nationwide population based study. Setting National cancer registry, the Netherlands. Participants Patients aged 70-75 years with a diagnosis of invasive or ductal carcinoma in situ breast cancer between 1995 and 2011 (n=25 414). Incidence rates were calculated using population data from Statistics Netherlands. Main outcome measure Incidence rates of early stage (I, II, or ductal carcinom... Mehr ...