[HTML][HTML] ABC of breast diseases: breast cancer—epidemiology, risk factors, and genetics
K McPherson, CM Steel, JM Dixon - BMJ: British Medical Journal, 2000 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
With 1 million new cases in the world each year, breast cancer is the commonest
malignancy in women and comprises 18% of all female cancers. In the United Kingdom,
where the age standardised incidence and mortality is the highest in the world, the
incidence among women aged 50 approaches two per 1000 women per year, and the
disease is the single commonest cause of death among women aged 40-50, accounting for
about a fifth of all deaths in this age group. There are more than 14 000 deaths each year …
malignancy in women and comprises 18% of all female cancers. In the United Kingdom,
where the age standardised incidence and mortality is the highest in the world, the
incidence among women aged 50 approaches two per 1000 women per year, and the
disease is the single commonest cause of death among women aged 40-50, accounting for
about a fifth of all deaths in this age group. There are more than 14 000 deaths each year …
Breast cancer—epidemiology, risk factors, and genetics
K McPherson, CM Steel, JM Dixon - Bmj, 2000 - bmj.com
With 1 million new cases in the world each year, breast cancer is the commonest
malignancy in women and comprises 18% of all female cancers. In the United Kingdom,
where the age standardised incidence and mortality is the highest in the world, the
incidence among women aged 50 approaches two per 1000 women per year, and the
disease is the single commonest cause of death among women aged 40-50, accounting for
about a fifth of all deaths in this age group. There are more than 14 000 deaths each year …
malignancy in women and comprises 18% of all female cancers. In the United Kingdom,
where the age standardised incidence and mortality is the highest in the world, the
incidence among women aged 50 approaches two per 1000 women per year, and the
disease is the single commonest cause of death among women aged 40-50, accounting for
about a fifth of all deaths in this age group. There are more than 14 000 deaths each year …
