ESTRO Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Cancer 2017

Conclusions for Breast Cancer Mortality • Breast cancer mortality rates have been decreasing in Western Europe, USA, and Australia for about 20 years. • More recently they started to decrease in countries of the former Eastern Europe (eg Slovakia) and Israel • These decreases are attributed partly to earlier diagnosis, but mainly to more effective treatment • In some countries, including Singapore and Costa Rica, breast cancer mortality rates have remained stable and in some, including Japan, South Korea they are still increasing. • This suggests that changes in lifestyle are more important in these countries than earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment

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