Is Female Breast Cancer Increasing?

  • D. Maxwell Parkin
  • Janine Nectoux
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Part of the Developments in Oncology book series (DION, volume 62)

Abstract

Breast cancer is the commonest female cancer in the world with 572,000 new cases estimated to have occurred in 1980, representing 18% of all new cancers in women [1], On average, a woman has a 2–3% chance of developing a breast cancer before the age of 75, but the distribution of breast cancer throughout the world is not uniform. It is more common in the developed countries of Europe, North America and Australasia where it accounts for 25% of female cancers, corresponding to a 6–7% lifetime probability of developing the disease. It is less common in developing countries, where it accounts for 14% of female cancers.

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Breast Cancer Cancer Incidence Breast Cancer Incidence Breast Cancer Mortality Female Breast Cancer 
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