Inequalities in the burden of female breast cancer in Brazil, 1990-2017.
Maximiliano Ribeiro GuerraMário Círio NogueiraDeborah Carvalho MaltaCamila Soares Lima CôrreaMaria de Fatima Marinho de SouzaMaria Paula CuradoMariana Santos Felisbino-MendesMeghan MooneyMohsen NaghaviMaria Teresa Bustamante-TeixeiraPublished in: Population health metrics (2020)
Such findings suggest an improvement in breast cancer survival in the period, which may be related to a broader access to diagnostic methods and treatment. This study also revealed the inequality in breast cancer outcomes among Brazilian states and may guide public policy priorities for disease control in the country.