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Breast Cancer
Global trends analyzed for breast cancer incidence and mortality
September 22nd, 2005
The results of a study on global trends analyzed for breast cancer incidence and mortality were recently published in the International Journal of Epidemiology. "Worldwide, breast cancer is the most common cancer and is the leading cause of cancer death among women. To describe global trends," scientists in the United States "compared age-adjusted incidence and mortality rates over three decades (from 1973-77 to 1993-97) and across several continents. Both breast cancer incidence and mortality rates varied 4-fold by geographic location between countries with the highest and lowest rates." "Recent (1993-1997) incidence rates ranged from...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-22)
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