Large differences in patterns of breast cancer survival between Australia and England: A comparative study using cancer registry data

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 124, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2391-2399

  Woods, Laura M ^a   Rachet, Bernard ^a   O'Connell, Dianne ^b   Lawrence, Gill ^c   Tracey, Elizabeth ^d   Willmore, Alan ^e   Coleman, Michel P ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d Cancer Institute   (Australia)

^e CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Breast cancer; Comparative study; England; Relative survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; BREAST TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 64249153225     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24233     Document Type: Article

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