Ethnoracial and social trends in breast cancer staging at diagnosis in Brazil, 2001–14: a case only analysis

Summary: Background: Policies for early detection of breast cancer, including clinical breast examinations and mammographic screening, were introduced in Brazil in 2004, but their effect on disease stage at diagnosis is unclear. We aimed to assess whether these policies have led to a decrease in th...

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Main Authors: Isabel dos-Santos-Silva, ProfPhD, Bianca L De Stavola, ProfPhD, Nelson L Renna, Junior, MSc, Mário C Nogueira, PhD, Estela M L Aquino, ProfPhD, Maria Teresa Bustamante-Teixeira, ProfPhD, Gulnar Azevedo e Silva, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X19301512