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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2007 99(4):266-267; doi:10.1093/jnci/djk088
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Breast Cancer Decline Mirrors Fall in Hormone Use, Spurs Both Debate and Research

Caroline McNeil

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A decline in breast cancer incidence from 2002 to 2003 may stem from the sudden fall in postmenopausal hormone use in the same period, according to a study presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in December.

The finding garnered massive media attention for several days, but that was just the beginning of its impact. In the research community, it has fueled plans for more studies—further analyses, modeling studies, and closer scrutiny of ongoing surveillance data—as statisticians, epidemiologists, and clinicians seek to confirm the association and sort out its long-term implications.

The analysis, presented in San Antonio by Peter Ravdin, M.D., of the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, used data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database showing that breast cancer incidence dropped by 7% from 2002 to 2003. Ravdin and his . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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