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The Use of Whole Mounts for Studying the Architecture of the Human Breast

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Age is an important risk factor for breast cancer because this type of cancer, practically nonexistent before age 24, exhibits maximal incidence during the postmenopausal years [1–5]. The majority of breast cancer patients are women in their sixth and seventh decades of life, and the mortality for breast cancer continues to rise after menopause. The age-specific incidence, that is, the number of cases per year per 100,000 women in each age group, climbs rapidly after the age of 30, reaching a peak of maximal incidence of 500 cases per 100,000 women in the 60- to 70-year-old group [1].

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Russo, J., Russo, I.H. (2014). The Use of Whole Mounts for Studying the Architecture of the Human Breast. In: Techniques and Methodological Approaches in Breast Cancer Research. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0718-2_1

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