BACKGROUND: Organized mammography screening was implemented in Bavaria in 2003, with a target population of about 1.5 million women (aged 50-69 years). We evaluated the population-based effects of mammography screening on the distribution of tumor-node-metastasis (TNM)-T categories with regard to different histological subgroups of breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Women diagnosed with breast cancer between 2002 and 2008 were included. The annual age-specific incidence rates separated by T category were calculated for different histological subgroups and plotted against time. Time trends were analyzed not only in the screening population but also based on women aged 15-49 and ≥70 years, respectively. Furthermore, correlation coefficients were calculated in order to evaluate the possible association between participation rate and incidence of certain TNM-T categories. RESULTS: With ductal carcinomas, the incidence of early-stage tumors shows a strong increase in the screening population and a significant correlation with the participation rate, whereas with lobular carcinomas there is a stagnation of incidence in women aged 50-69 years irrespective of TNM-T category. CONCLUSIONS: Short-term effects of mammography screening can already be demonstrated. However, depending on breast cancer type, not all women appear to benefit from screening. The expected long-term reduction of breast cancer mortality remains to be seen.
BACKGROUND: Organized mammography screening was implemented in Bavaria in 2003, with a target population of about 1.5 million women (aged 50-69 years). We evaluated the population-based effects of mammography screening on the distribution of tumor-node-metastasis (TNM)-T categories with regard to different histological subgroups of breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Women diagnosed with breast cancer between 2002 and 2008 were included. The annual age-specific incidence rates separated by T category were calculated for different histological subgroups and plotted against time. Time trends were analyzed not only in the screening population but also based on women aged 15-49 and ≥70 years, respectively. Furthermore, correlation coefficients were calculated in order to evaluate the possible association between participation rate and incidence of certain TNM-T categories. RESULTS: With ductal carcinomas, the incidence of early-stage tumors shows a strong increase in the screening population and a significant correlation with the participation rate, whereas with lobular carcinomas there is a stagnation of incidence in women aged 50-69 years irrespective of TNM-T category. CONCLUSIONS: Short-term effects of mammography screening can already be demonstrated. However, depending on breast cancer type, not all women appear to benefit from screening. The expected long-term reduction of breast cancer mortality remains to be seen.
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Breast cancer; Histological types; Mammography; Screening
Authors: Anne Helene Olsen; Sisse H Njor; Ilse Vejborg; Walter Schwartz; Peter Dalgaard; Maj-Britt Jensen; Ulla Brix Tange; Mogens Blichert-Toft; Fritz Rank; Henning Mouridsen; Elsebeth Lynge Journal: BMJ Date: 2005-01-13
Authors: L N van Steenbergen; A C Voogd; J A Roukema; W J Louwman; L E M Duijm; J W W Coebergh; L V van de Poll-Franse Journal: Breast Cancer Res Treat Date: 2008-05-31 Impact factor: 4.872