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. 2006 Nov 6;95(9):1265-8.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603405. Epub 2006 Oct 17.

Mastectomy rates are decreasing in the era of service screening: a population-based study in Italy (1997-2001)

M Zorzi  1 , D Puliti, M Vettorazzi, V De Lisi, F Falcini, M Federico, S Ferretti, I F Moffa, L Mangone, M P Mano, C Naldoni, A Ponti, A Traina, R Tumino, E Paci; IMPACT Working Group
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Mastectomy rates are decreasing in the era of service screening: a population-based study in Italy (1997-2001)

M Zorzi et al. Br J Cancer. .

Abstract

We enrolled all 2162 in situ and 21 148 invasive cases of breast cancer in 17 areas of Italy, diagnosed in 1997-2001. Rates of early cancer increased by 13.7% in the screening age group (50-69 years), and breast conserving surgery by 24.6%. Advanced cancer rates decreased by 19.4%, and mastectomy rates by 24.2%. Service screening did not increase mastectomy rates in the study population.

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Women aged 50–69 years: trends of incidence rates (per 1000) of breast cancer cases and surgical interventions*. Proportion of SD cases (first and subsequent) by year.
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