Impact of mammographic screening and advanced cancer definition on the percentage of advanced-stage cancers in a steady-state breast screening programme in the Netherlands.

Linda de MunckSabine SieslingJacques FracheboudGerard J den HeetenMireille J M BroedersGeertruida H de Bock

Published in: British journal of cancer (2020)

Irrespective of the definition, screen-detected BCs were less frequently in the advanced stage. These findings provide evidence of a stage shift to early detection and support the potential of mammographic screening to reduce treatment-related burdens and the mortality associated with BC.

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