Downstaging in opportunistic breast cancer screening in Brazil: a temporal trend analysis.
Diama Bhadra ValeCassio Cardoso FilhoJulia Yoriko ShinzatoFernanda Servidoni SpreaficoPartha BasuLuiz Carlos ZeferinoPublished in: BMC cancer (2019)
Breast cancer cases are diagnosed mainly at early stages, and approximately one-third of cases are younger than 50 years old. Downstaging has been shown. Opportunistic screening may have supported these results. Further studies are needed to show whether these results will impact the prognosis.
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