Incidence trend for breast cancer among young women in Goiânia, Brazil

Incidence trend for breast cancer among young women in Goiânia, Brazil

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: It has been suggested that there has been a large increase in breast cancer incidence among young women over the last decade. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence of breast cancer among young women up to 39 years of age in Goiânia, between 1988 and 2003, and to...

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Main Authors: Ruffo Freitas-Junior, Nilceana Maya Aires Freitas, Maria Paula Curado, Edesio Martins, Carleane Maciel Bandeira Silva, Rosemar Macedo Sousa Rahal, Geraldo Silva Queiroz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Breast neoplasms
Incidence
Epidemiology
Community health planning
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802010000200007&lng=en&tlng=en

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