Trends in Metastatic Breast and Prostate Cancer — Lessons in Cancer Dynamics
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H. Gilbert Welch, M.D., M.P.H.,
David H. Gorski, M.D., Ph.D.,
and Peter C. Albertsen, M.D.
Discordant trends in the incidence of metastatic breast and prostate cancer since the widespread implementation of early-detection efforts may reflect distinct disease dynamics or may result from the different screening strategies used.
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Author Affiliations
From the Dartmouth Institute of Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Hanover, NH (H.G.W.); the Breast Surgery Section, Department of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center — both in Detroit (D.H.G.); and the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington (P.C.A.).