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Article: Deaths from breast cancer - United States, 1991.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- April 22, 1994
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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States [1]. For 1990, the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER) reported that the incidence of breast cancer was approximately 109 per 100,000 women [2]. The annual incidence of breast cancer among women increased approximately 52% during 1950-1990, while the death rate increased 4% during the same period [2]. This report summarizes epidemiologic information about deaths from breast cancer in 1991 and describes mortality trends during 1980-1991.
Decedents for whom the underlying cause ...