Table 1 Breast cancer incidence and mortality in Germany and the US
| Â | Â | Germany (Saarland) | US (SEER 9/13 regions)b | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | 1989-92 | 1993-96 | 1997-00 | 2001-04 | 2005-08 | 1989-92 | 1993-96 | 1997-00 | 2001-04 | 2005-08 |
incidence of invasive BRC | crude rate | 115.7 | 128.8 | 140.7 | 153.2 | 162.9 | 118.2 | 115.8 | 124.3 | 120.0 | 118.7 |
| Â | ASR a | 91.5 | 99.8 | 106.5 | 108.9 | 111.6 | 123.5 | 122.1 | 127.6 | 119.1 | 113.2 |
| Â | 15-49 (TASR a) | 56.1 | 56.2 | 59.1 | 53.5 | 57.5 | 60.7 | 57.1 | 58.1 | 57.2 | 57.7 |
| Â | 50-69 (TASR a) | 194.9 | 230.2 | 259.7 | 278.6 | 286.6 | 286.0 | 295.1 | 316.0 | 294.0 | 275.5 |
| Â | 70+ (TASR a) | 293.1 | 311.9 | 310.2 | 329.2 | 320.6 | 433.5 | 419.4 | 431.6 | 388.3 | 358.9 |
incidence of in situ BRC | crude rate | 4.3 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 17.2 | 19.6 | 27.2 | 29.4 | 31.6 |
| Â | ASR a | 3.8 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 18.6 | 21.1 | 28.3 | 29.4 | 30.3 |
| Â | 15-49 (TASR a) | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 16.7 |
| Â | 50-69 (TASR a) | 7.9 | 11.9 | 19.8 | 23.4 | 22.6 | 47.9 | 57.0 | 77.2 | 80.7 | 79.7 |
| Â | 70+ (TASR a) | 7.7 | 7.7 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 14.9 | 42.7 | 52.5 | 72.1 | 74.3 | 76.6 |
BRC mortality | crude rate | 44.1 | 47.4 | 50.3 | 48.2 | 49.3 | 30.0 | 28.6 | 26.0 | 24.9 | 24.7 |
| Â | ASR a | 33.4 | 34.2 | 34.7 | 31.9 | 30.4 | 31.9 | 29.7 | 26.2 | 24.2 | 23.1 |
| Â | 15-49 (TASR a) | 13.2 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Â | 50-69 (TASR a) | 73.0 | 75.2 | 74.9 | 73.0 | 66.1 | 72.2 | 65.9 | 57.5 | 52.3 | 48.8 |
| Â | 70+ (TASR a) | 143.7 | 152.2 | 162.0 | 152.2 | 159.0 | 141.3 | 137.1 | 124.0 | 117.8 | 114.2 |