TY - JOUR
T1 - An ecological study of the effectiveness of mammography in reducing breast cancer mortality
AU - Cooper, Gregory S.
AU - Yuan, Zhong
AU - Bowlin, Steven J.
AU - Dennis, Leslie K.
AU - Kelly, Robert
AU - Chen, Hegang
AU - Rimm, Alfred A.
PY - 1998/2
Y1 - 1998/2
N2 - Objectives. The purpose of this study was to determine the relation of screening mammography to breast cancer incidence and case fatality. Methods. In a sample of White female Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized in 1990- 1991, age-adjusted breast cancer incidence and 2-year case fatality rates were estimated and compared with the frequency, of mammographic screening from a population-based survey. Results. The average rates for incidence, case fatality, and mammography within 5 years in 29 states were 414/100 000, 18.8%, and 59.2%, respectively. There was a positive state-level correlation between mammography rates and incidence and an inverse correlation between mammography and ease fatality. Conclusions. High screening mammography rates in some states are associated with reduced breast cancer case fatality rates, presumably as a result of diagnosis of earlier stage cancers.
AB - Objectives. The purpose of this study was to determine the relation of screening mammography to breast cancer incidence and case fatality. Methods. In a sample of White female Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized in 1990- 1991, age-adjusted breast cancer incidence and 2-year case fatality rates were estimated and compared with the frequency, of mammographic screening from a population-based survey. Results. The average rates for incidence, case fatality, and mammography within 5 years in 29 states were 414/100 000, 18.8%, and 59.2%, respectively. There was a positive state-level correlation between mammography rates and incidence and an inverse correlation between mammography and ease fatality. Conclusions. High screening mammography rates in some states are associated with reduced breast cancer case fatality rates, presumably as a result of diagnosis of earlier stage cancers.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.88.2.281
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.88.2.281
M3 - Article
C2 - 9491023
AN - SCOPUS:0031917422
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 88
SP - 281
EP - 284
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 2
ER -