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Breast Cancer
Researchers from Research Center report on findings in breast cancer
April 3rd, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal BMC Cancer, "Breast cancer in young Saudi women is a crucial problem. According to the 2002 annual report of Saudi National Cancer Registry, breast cancers that developed before the age of 40 comprise 26.4% of all female breast cancers comparing to 6.5% in the USA." "Breast cancer in young patients is often associated with a poorer prognosis, but there has been a scarcity of published data in the Middle East population. Total of 867 breast cancer patients seen at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH& RC) between 1986 and 2002 were reviewed. Patients were divided in two age groups: <= 40...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-04-03)
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