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Published in: Breast Cancer Research 6/2004

01-12-2004 | Review

The changing global patterns of female breast cancer incidence and mortality

Authors: Freddie Bray, Peter McCarron, D Maxwell Parkin

Published in: Breast Cancer Research | Issue 6/2004

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Abstract

One in ten of all new cancers diagnosed worldwide each year is a cancer of the female breast, and it is the most common cancer in women in both developing and developed areas. It is also the principal cause of death from cancer among women globally. We review the descriptive epidemiology of the disease, focusing on some of the key elements of the geographical and temporal variations in incidence and mortality in each world region. The observations are discussed in the context of the numerous aetiological factors, as well as the impact of screening and advances in treatment and disease management in high-resource settings.
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Metadata
Title
The changing global patterns of female breast cancer incidence and mortality
Authors
Freddie Bray
Peter McCarron
D Maxwell Parkin
Publication date
01-12-2004
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Breast Cancer Research / Issue 6/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr932

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