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Trends of population-based breast cancer survival in Germany and the US: Decreasing discrepancies, but persistent survival gap of elderly patients in Germany

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Title
Trends of population-based breast cancer survival in Germany and the US: Decreasing discrepancies, but persistent survival gap of elderly patients in Germany
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BMC Cancer, July 2012
DOI 10.1186/1471-2407-12-317
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Authors

Bernd Holleczek, Hermann Brenner

Abstract

Studies have revealed both higher cancer survival in the US than in Germany and substantial improvement of cancer survival in the past in these countries. This population-based study aims at comparing most recent 5-year relative survival of breast cancer patients and preceding trends in both countries.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 3%
Colombia 1 3%
Kenya 1 3%
Unknown 29 91%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 8 25%
Researcher 6 19%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 6%
Student > Bachelor 2 6%
Other 5 16%
Unknown 5 16%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 17 53%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 9%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 9%
Social Sciences 1 3%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 3%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 7 22%