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Indian Journal of Surgery
Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery 6/2022

22-01-2022 | Breast Cancer | Letter to Editor

Seasons Influence Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in Turkey

Authors: Faruk Tas, Kayhan Erturk

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery | Issue 6/2022

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Seasonal fluctuation in rates of breast cancer diagnosis is a well-known phenomenon, which has been reported—but not completely understood—in other tumors as well: rates are lower in summer than in any other season [1‐4]. So far, the association between seasons and diagnosis of breast cancer has not been questioned on Turkish patients. This study was aimed to investigate possible seasonal fluctuations in diagnosis of Turkish breast cancer patients. …
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Metadata
Title
Seasons Influence Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in Turkey
Authors
Faruk Tas
Kayhan Erturk
Publication date
22-01-2022
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Surgery / Issue 6/2022
Print ISSN: 0972-2068
Electronic ISSN: 0973-9793
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-021-03261-8

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