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Article: Decline in breast cancer incidence--United States, 1999-2003.(Statistical data)
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- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- June 8, 2007
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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among females in the United States (1). The 2006 Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer (2) described a stabilization in female breast cancer incidence rates during 2001-2003, ending increases that began in the 1980s, and a decline in the number of breast cancer cases diagnosed in 2003. In addition, researchers who used 1990-2003 data from the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program, representing approximately 14% of the U.S. population, reported a 7% decrease in invasive breast cancer rates from 2002 to 2003 (3). To further assess breast cancer annual ...