ESTRO Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Cancer 2017

Difference between Incidence and Incidence Rate

Female Breast Cancer (C50): 2012-2014, UK

Annual incidence rate, ie

Annual incidence, ie number of new cases per year

number of new cases per 100,000 population peryear

Confusion: Often figures for incidence rates are just labelled incidence

Source: cruk.org/cancerstats