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. 2015 Aug 7;10(8):e0135432. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135432

Correction: Invasive Breast Cancer Incidence in 2,305,427 Screened Asymptomatic Women: Estimated Long Term Outcomes during Menopause Using a Systematic Review

Winnifred Cutler, Regula Bürki, James Kolter, Catherine Chambliss, Erika Friedmann, Kari Hart
PMCID: PMC4529107  PMID: 26252882

There is an error in Table 2. The trial name, WHI II Prempro, in the ninth row is incorrect. The correct trial name is: WHI II Premarin. Please see the correct Table 2 here.

Table 2. Percent screened Peri/Postmenopausal Women Diagnosed with 1st Incident Invasive Breast Cancer in 19 published Studies.

# Trial Number of Women Baseline Age Years Studied Number with Breast Cancer Incidence [Percent]
1 UK Million Women Study [18] 1,084,110 50–64 2.6 9364 0.86%
2 Danish Nurses Health [19] 10,874 >44 6 244 2.24%
3 Melbourne Postmenopausal [20] 13,444 40–69 10 336 2.50%
4 Finnish Registry ERT [21] 110,980 >50 8 2171 1.96%
5 Finnish Registry E&P [22] 221,551 >50 11 6211 2.80%
6 French Cohort [23] 3175 >50 13 105 3.31%
7 WHI I Prempro [24] 8506 50–79 5.2 166 1.95%
7 WHI I Placebo [24] 8102 50–79 5.2 124 1.53%
8 WHI II Premarin [25] 5310 50–79 7.1 104 1.96%
8 WHI II Placebo [25] 5429 50–79 7.1 133 2.45%
9 Sweden: The Gothenburg Breast Screening Trial [26] 51,611 39–59 14 1509 2.92%
10 UK Trial of Early Detection of Breast Cancer [10] 39,773 45–64 7 459 1.15%
11 Australia Record Review of Postmenopausal Women [27] 508 35–84 5.8 7 1.38%
12 Osteoporosis Fracture Study [28] 9704 >65 3.2 117 1.21%
13 Italy ORDET [29] 4040 40–69 3.5 25 0.62%
14 NYU Postmenopausal [30] 7063 35–65 5.5 121 1.71%
15 US Breast Cancer Demonstration Detection Program [31] 283,222 40–93 3.5 4275 1.51%
16 Sweden-Malmo [32] 42,283 45–69 25 2316 5.47%
17 Norwegian Cohorts [33] 229,256 50–64 6 3997 1.74%
18 Swedish Two-Country Trial: Active Screened Group [34] 77,052 40–74 7 1398 1.81%
19 Canadian National Breast Screening Study [35] 89,434 40–59 7 1332 1.49%
Total Numbers 2,305,427 34,514
Mean Breast Cancer Incidence Calculation 34,514/2,205.427 ————→ 1.50%

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