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Descriptive epidemiology of breast cancer in China: incidence, mortality, survival and prevalence

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Breast cancer is the most common neoplasm diagnosed amongst women worldwide and is the leading cause of female cancer death. However, breast cancer in China is not comprehensively understood compared with Westernised countries, although the 5-year prevalence statistics indicate that approximately 11 % of worldwide breast cancer occurs in China and that the incidence has increased rapidly in recent decades. This paper reviews the descriptive epidemiology of Chinese breast cancer in terms of incidence, mortality, survival and prevalence, and explores relevant factors such as age of manifestation and geographic locations. The statistics are compared with data from the Westernised world with particular emphasis on the United States and Australia. Potential causal agents responsible for differences in breast cancer epidemiology between Chinese and other populations are also explored. The need to minimise variability and discrepancies in methods of data acquisition, analysis and presentation is highlighted.

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  1. The population-based data regarding specific cancer from China National Cancer Centre is available since 2003.

  2. Average ASR has been standardised to world Segi’s population.

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Li, T., Mello-Thoms, C. & Brennan, P.C. Descriptive epidemiology of breast cancer in China: incidence, mortality, survival and prevalence. Breast Cancer Res Treat 159, 395–406 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-016-3947-0

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