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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer study findings have been published by scientists at Erasmus University
September 4th, 2008
" Breast cancer incidence continuous to increase. We examined at population level the association between the relative excess risk of breast cancer and previous age of mother at first birth," scientists in Netherlands report. " Incidence of breast cancer in 34 industrialized countries was obtained from the GLOBOCAN 2002 and SEER databases. Data on age of mother at first birth was collected through national statistics offices. National relative excess risk (RER) was calculated by subtracting the lowest age-specific incidence rate from the rate in each population, and dividing the difference by the latter. The national RER in 2002 correlated closely with a higher average...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-09-04)
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