Deskriptiv epidemiologi: udvikling i incidens af cancer mammae over tid, geografiske og sociale forskelle, risikofaktorer m.m

Translated title of the contribution: Descriptive epidemiology: development of incidence over time, geographical and social differences, risk factors, etc

Elsebeth Lynge, Klaus Rostgaard, Niels Kroman, Øjvind Lidegaard, Marianne Ewertz Kvistgaard, Elsebeth Lynge, Klaus Rostgaard, Niels Thorndahl Kroman, Øjvind Lidegaard, Marianne Ewertz Kvistgaard

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    Abstract

    Breast cancer is the most frequent malignant disease in Danish women, with 4,006 incident cases and 1,333 deaths in 2001. The incidence has increased since approximately 1960, while mortality has remained relatively stable. In the era before implementation of mammography screening, there was a 20% regional and a 50% socioeconomic difference in both incidence and mortality. Future trends in breast cancer incidence are determined by present risk factors, where particularly the high age at first birth and the increased prevalence of obesity are expected to push the trend upwards.
    Translated title of the contributionDescriptive epidemiology: development of incidence over time, geographical and social differences, risk factors, etc
    Original languageDanish
    JournalUgeskrift for læger
    Volume169
    Issue number36
    Pages (from-to)2965-7
    Number of pages3
    ISSN0041-5782
    Publication statusPublished - 3 Sep 2007

    Bibliographical note

    Keywords: Aged; Breast Neoplasms; Denmark; Female; Humans; Incidence; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; Socioeconomic Factors

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