Advanced Breast Cancer Definitions by Staging System Examined in the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium.
Karla KerlikowskeMichael C S BissellBrian L SpragueDiana S M BuistLouise M HendersonJanie M LeeDiana L MigliorettiPublished in: Journal of the National Cancer Institute (2022)
Defining advanced cancer as AJCC prognostic pathologic stage IIA or higher most accurately predicts breast cancer death. Use of this definition by investigators will facilitate comparing breast cancer screening effectiveness studies.