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Edwards said, "The fact that it's the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women means small changes in statistics have a substantial impact on a large number of women. Even a small decrease or change would represent a fair number of women."

Nancy E. Davidson, who directs the breast cancer center at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore said, "It's good news -- very happy news. We've been concerned because breast cancer has been rising for some time. The notion that it's plateauing is very good news."

The report has met with mixed reactions. Some have expressed doubt about the numbers, saying cancer reporting is highly unreliable.

Barbara Brenner of Breast Cancer Action, a San Francisco-based advocacy group said, "I don't trust the accuracy of these numbers. There's still way too many women getting breast cancer."

Carolina Hinestrosa of the National Breast Cancer Coalition said, ‘It's too soon to know whether we're turning the tide. It appears to be leveling off, but to confirm that you need another data point."

While more data will be needed to confirm whether this will continue, Edwards said she is confident that at the least the incidence has hit a plateau.

"It does take several data points to see a pattern," Edwards said. "But the news for us is breast cancer incidence, which we've been seeing increase for so many years, that increase has stopped."

"It is plausible the number of women who went off hormone- replacement therapy could have impacted the number of breast cancers that are being reported," Edwards said. Several experts said the leveling off was consistent with other trends.

"The fact that the incidence has leveled off is good, because it shows that our screening is being effectively used and that there are no ongoing factors in the environment increasing the incidence," said breast cancer researcher and author Susan Love of the University of California at Los Angeles. "We c
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