Incidence and time trends of brain metastases admissions among breast cancer patients in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While treatment for breast cancer has been refined and overall survival has improved, there is concern that the incidence of brain metastases has increased.

Methods

We identified patients in Sweden with incident breast cancer 1998-2006 in the National Cancer Register, and matched these to the National Patient Register to obtain information on hospital admissions for distant metastases. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed with Cox regression as estimates of relative risk.

Results

Among 50 528 breast cancer patients, 696 (1.4%) were admitted with brain metastases during median 3.5 years of follow-up. Admissions for other metastases were found in 3470 (6.9%) patients. Compared with the period 1998-2000, patients diagnosed with

SUBMITTER: Frisk G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3364124 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature