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“Westernizing” Women's Risks? Breast Cancer in Lower-Income Countries
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The most widely cited reason for the global increase in breast cancer is the “Westernization” of the developing world, and Peggy Porter discusses the increasing incidence of breast cancer in lower-income countries.Abstract:
Some 45% of the new cases of breast cancer diagnosed each year, and more than 55% of breast-cancer–related deaths, occur in low- and middle-income countries. Dr. Peggy Porter writes that the most widely cited reason for the global increase in breast cancer is the “Westernization” of the developing world. Dr. Peggy Porter discusses the increasing incidence of breast cancer in lower-income countries and the need for improved data, awareness, screening, and standards of care. Dr. Porter is a cancer biology researcher at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and a professor of pathology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.read more
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The descriptive epidemiology of female breast cancer: an international comparison of screening, incidence, survival and mortality
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International Variation in Female Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates
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TL;DR: Global trends in female breast cancer rates are decreasing in most high-income countries, despite increasing or stable incidence rates, and the increasing incidence and mortality rates in a number of countries are of concern, particularly those undergoing rapid changes in human development.
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Is Breast Cancer the Same Disease in Asian and Western Countries
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TL;DR: Comparisons of the epidemiologic and clinical outcome data of women with breast cancer showed significant similarities, but the striking difference is that the peak age for breast cancer is between 40 and 50 years in Asian countries, but is between 60 and 70 years in Western countries.
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Breast cancer as a global health concern
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