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Breast Cancer
Korean breast cancer patterns reflect those of Western countries
March 23rd, 2006
In trends that echo those of Western countries, more Korean women are developing breast cancer; there is a larger proportion of young patients, asymptomatic cancers, breast-conserving surgery and immediate reconstruction after mastectomy in Korea; and more individuals there have risk factors for the disease, according to a study in a recent issue of Archives of Surgery. More than 1 million women worldwide develop breast cancer every year and almost 600,000 die, according to background information in the article. Although rates of the disease in Korea remain lower than those in Western countries, the incidence of breast cancer is increasing at a more rapid rate...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-23)
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