Cancer survival - breast cancer

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    • Five-year relative survival for breast cancer has improved over time, from 79.5% in the period 1988–1997 to 92.3% for the period 2008–2017. There was a significant difference in 5-year relative survival between women aged 0–44 years and 45–64 years (89.3% and 94.2%, respectively). 1-11 The very welcome improvement in relative survival reflects early diagnosis through screening mammography and improved breast cancer management and treatments.10-11

     

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    3. Cancer Australia. Report to the nation – breast cancer 2012. Surry Hills: 2012 [cited 2022 Apr 6]. Available from: https://www.canceraustralia.gov.au/publications-and-resources/cancer-australia-publications/report-nation-breast-cancer-2012.

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    7. ABS. Life Tables, States, Territories and Australia, 2013-2015. Canberra: ABS; 2017 [cited 2022 Apr 6]. Available from: https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/3302.0.55.001Main+Features12013-2015?OpenDocument=.

    8. ABS. Life Tables, States, Territories and Australia, 2012-2014. Canberra: ABS; 2016 [cited 2022 Apr 6]. Available from: https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/3302.0.55.001Main+Features12012-2014?OpenDocument=.

    9. ABS. Life Tables, States, Territories and Australia, 2011-2013. Canberra: ABS; 2015 [cited 2022 Apr 6]. Available from: https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/3302.0.55.001Main+Features12011-2013?OpenDocument=.

    10. Ho-Huynh A, Tran A, Bray G, et al. Factors influencing breast cancer outcomes in Australia: A systematic review. Eur J Cancer Care 2019; 28(4): e13038.

    11. Lord SJ, Kiely BE, Pearson SA, et al. Metastatic breast cancer incidence, site and survival in Australia, 2001-2016: a population-based health record linkage study protocol. BMJ Open  2019; 9(2): e026414.

     

    The authors wish to thank the Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the Coroners and the National Coronial Information System for enabling the cause of death unit record file data to be used for this publication.

     

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