Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access originally published online on November 27, 2007
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2007 99(23):1816-1817; doi:10.1093/jnci/djm212
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© The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press.
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Response: Re: Declines in Invasive Breast Cancer and Use of Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy in a Screening Mammography Population
Affiliations of authors: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, and General Internal Medicine Section, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA (KK); Group Health Center for Health Studies, Seattle, WA (DSMB, RW)
Correspondence to: Karla Kerlikowske, MD, General Internal Medicine Section, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 111A1, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121 (e-mail: karla.kerlikowske@ucsf.edu).
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The magnitude of decline in invasive breast cancer has been remarkably consistent across studies (1–4). Two of the main proposed causes for the decline are a decrease in screening mammography and a decline in use of postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT). We reported a decline in invasive cancer of 5% annually or 15% over
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K. Kerlikowske, D. S. M. Buist, R. Walker, and D. L. Miglioretti Response: Re: Declines in Invasive Breast Cancer and Use of Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy in a Screening Mammography Population J Natl Cancer Inst, April 16, 2008; 100(8): 599 - 599. [Full Text] [PDF] |
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