Wednesday 20 November 2013

Trends in incidence of breast cancer among women under 40 in seven European countries

Trends in incidence of breast cancer among women under 40 in seven European countries: A GRELL co-operative study. Cancer epidemiology, Oct 2013, Vol. 37(5), p.544-49.

Leclere, B., et al.

http://www.cancerepidemiology.net/article/S1877-7821(13)00077-5/abstract

Young women are not usually screened for breast cancer (BC). The trends in incidence in this population may better reflect changes in risk factors. However, studies on this subject are scarce and heterogeneous. The aim of this study was to describe the trends in incidence of BC in women under 40 from 1990 to 2008, using pooled European data.