Metastatic breast cancer incidence site and survival in Australia 2001–2016: a population-based health record linkage study protocol

摘要

IntroductionAdvances in systemic therapy for early and metastatic breast cancer (BC) over the last two decades have improved patients’ survival, but their impact on metastatic disease outcomes at a population level is not well described. The aim of this study is to investigate changes in the incidence, site and survival of metastatic disease for women with a first diagnosis of BC in 2001–2002 vs 2006–2007.