Carioli G et al
The Breast, Article in Press
We analyzed trends in mortality from breast cancer in women in 36 European countries and the European Union (EU) over the period 1970–2014, and predicted numbers of deaths and rates to 2020.
Highlights:
- EU breast cancer mortality rates declined by 15% between 2002 and 2012.
- We predict a further 10% decline in breast cancer mortality to 2020.
- The falls were largest in the young.
- Trends were less favourable in central and eastern than in western Europe.
- The key determinant of the falls is management; early diagnosis contributed, too.
