OBJECTIVE: To measure stage-specific geographic and time variability of breast cancer in seven Italian areas before the onset of organized screening programs. METHODS: All invasive cancers (8689 cases) arising in women aged 40-79 years during the pre-screening period 1985-1997, were considered. Multiple Poisson regression analysis was performed. RESULTS: About 39% of the cases were classified as "early," 52% as "advanced," and 9% as "unspecified" stage. Age-adjusted incidence rates showed a significant geographic variation for early but not for advanced cancers (range: 58-103 cases/100,000 and 104-125 cases/100,000, respectively). The result was confirmed in the multiple regression analysis after adjustment for year of diagnosis and age. Early breast cancer risk adjusted for age and registry showed a significant increase over time (+3.9% per year for all ages, and +6.2% per year for age category 50-79). In contrast, a decreasing time trend was observed for advanced cancer of 3 cm or over in women aged less than 60. CONCLUSIONS: In our study, early breast cancer incidence varied both by geographic area and time before the commencement of screening. The differences in early-stage incidence may well be related to differences in availability of "spontaneous" mammography. Late-stage incidence decreased over time in younger women and for very advanced cases, but not in the older ones, nor for cancers less than 3 cm. Early detection outside organized screening was only partially efficient in reducing advanced breast cancer incidence. The trend of incidence of advanced disease, as previously proposed, is confirmed to be a valid early indicator of effectiveness of screening.

Stage-specific incidence of breast cancer before the beginning of organized screening programs in Italy / Buiatti, E.; Barchielli, A.; Bartolacci, S.; Bucchi, L.; De Lisi, V.; Federico, Massimo; Ferretti, S.; Paci, E.; Vettorazzi, M.; Zanetti, R.. - In: CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL. - ISSN 0957-5243. - STAMPA. - 13:(2002), pp. 65-71. [10.1023/A:1013950821981]

Stage-specific incidence of breast cancer before the beginning of organized screening programs in Italy

FEDERICO, Massimo;
2002

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To measure stage-specific geographic and time variability of breast cancer in seven Italian areas before the onset of organized screening programs. METHODS: All invasive cancers (8689 cases) arising in women aged 40-79 years during the pre-screening period 1985-1997, were considered. Multiple Poisson regression analysis was performed. RESULTS: About 39% of the cases were classified as "early," 52% as "advanced," and 9% as "unspecified" stage. Age-adjusted incidence rates showed a significant geographic variation for early but not for advanced cancers (range: 58-103 cases/100,000 and 104-125 cases/100,000, respectively). The result was confirmed in the multiple regression analysis after adjustment for year of diagnosis and age. Early breast cancer risk adjusted for age and registry showed a significant increase over time (+3.9% per year for all ages, and +6.2% per year for age category 50-79). In contrast, a decreasing time trend was observed for advanced cancer of 3 cm or over in women aged less than 60. CONCLUSIONS: In our study, early breast cancer incidence varied both by geographic area and time before the commencement of screening. The differences in early-stage incidence may well be related to differences in availability of "spontaneous" mammography. Late-stage incidence decreased over time in younger women and for very advanced cases, but not in the older ones, nor for cancers less than 3 cm. Early detection outside organized screening was only partially efficient in reducing advanced breast cancer incidence. The trend of incidence of advanced disease, as previously proposed, is confirmed to be a valid early indicator of effectiveness of screening.
2002
13
65
71
Stage-specific incidence of breast cancer before the beginning of organized screening programs in Italy / Buiatti, E.; Barchielli, A.; Bartolacci, S.; Bucchi, L.; De Lisi, V.; Federico, Massimo; Ferretti, S.; Paci, E.; Vettorazzi, M.; Zanetti, R.. - In: CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL. - ISSN 0957-5243. - STAMPA. - 13:(2002), pp. 65-71. [10.1023/A:1013950821981]
Buiatti, E.; Barchielli, A.; Bartolacci, S.; Bucchi, L.; De Lisi, V.; Federico, Massimo; Ferretti, S.; Paci, E.; Vettorazzi, M.; Zanetti, R.
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