Ten-year survival and age at diagnosis of women with breast cancer from a population-based study in Umbria, Italy

Tumori

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 441-443

  La Rosa, Francesco ^a   Patavino, Vincenzo Michele ^a   Epifani, Anna Cristina ^a   Petrinelli, Anna Maria ^a   Minelli, Liliana ^a   Mastrandrea, Vito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age at diagnosis; Breast cancer; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; REGISTRIES; RISK; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030474583     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169608200505     Document Type: Article

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