Divergent Patterns and Trends in Breast Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Survival Among Older Women in Germany and the United States.

Lina JansenBernd HolleczekKlaus KraywinkelJanick G WeberpalsChloé Charlotte SchröderAndrea EberleKatharina EmrichHiltraud KajüterAlexander KatalinicJoachim KieschkeAlice NenneckeEunice SirriJoerg HeilAndreas SchneeweissHermann Brenner

Published in: Cancers (2020)

Overall, our results are in line with a later uptake and less extensive utilization of mammography screening in Germany. Further studies and efforts are highly needed to further explore and overcome the increased breast cancer mortality among elderly women in Germany.

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