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Decline in breast cancer incidence in the United States: what about male breast cancer?

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  1. Sektion Klinische Epidemiologie, Institut für Medizinische Epidemiologie, Biometrie und Informatik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Str. 8, 06097, Halle (Saale), Germany

    Andreas Stang

  2. Brustzentrum Halle, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gynäkologie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany

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Stang, A., Thomssen, C. Decline in breast cancer incidence in the United States: what about male breast cancer?. Breast Cancer Res Treat 112, 595–596 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-007-9882-3

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