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Breast cancer epidemiology

[2]. Breast cancer incidence and mortality in women Among all cancers excluding...

Breast cancer

100,000 women in the Czech population (Figure 1, incidence curve). Each year, there are approximately 1,600 breast cancer deaths among...


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Researchers develop comprehensive new way to predict breast cancer risk

and Ovarian Analysis of Disease Incidence and Carrier Estimation Algorithm...

Cancer incidence continues to rise: 1 in 5 men, 1 in 6 women

incidence continues to rise: 1 in 5 men, 1 in 6... one in 11 women will die from cancer. Cancer incidence and mortality are rapidly growing worldwide, the report notes. "The... incidence, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), GLOBOCAN 2018, lung...

Breast screening linked to 60 per cent lower risk of breast cancer death in first 10 years

from breast cancer, by calculating the annual incidence of breast cancers causing death within 10 years and within 20 years after...

Weight loss linked to lower breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women

but was associated with a 54 percent higher incidence of triple negative breast cancer. “Our study indicates that moderate, r...

Screening mammography is linked to a reduction in breast cancer mortality, a study shows

women aged 50-64 and 45-69. It was found that incidence-based cumulated breast cancer mortality before and after the introduction of...

World Cancer Day: highlighting physical activity in the global fight against cancer

2012 (IARC), Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence Worldwide, Lyon, France, International Agency for...

Breast screening programme effective in preventing some invasive cancers

between screen-detection of DCIS and subsequent incidence of invasive breast cancer within the NHS Breast Screening Programme. The...

Mediterranean diet supplemented with olive oil appears to protect against breast cancer

about 1.7 million cases diagnosed each year. Its incidence is increasing in many countries, and this has been linked to several elements...

Benefits of mammography screening outweigh adverse effects for women aged 50–69 years

C, et al. GLOBOCAN 2012 v1.0, Estimated cancer incidence, mortality, and prevalence worldwide in 2012: IARC CancerBase No.11...

Most types of cancer not due to “bad luck”, says IARC

cancer, once rare in Japan, increased 4-fold in incidence in just two decades. These observations are characteristic of many common...

IARC warns 'cancer burden growing at an alarming pace'

on the latest statistics on trends in cancer incidence and mortality worldwide, this new book reveals how the cancer burden is...

Cancer prevention

of cancer is aimed at the reduction in incidence rate of malignant tumours. This consists in the reduction or even elimination...

Invitation to cancer screening is an investment which will pay off in the future

the first time would probably lead to a higher incidence of advanced cancers at the beginning (the so-called “harvesting effect”). Sen...

Global cancer burden rises to 14.1 million new cases in 2012: Marked increase in breast cancers must be addressed

today released the latest data on cancer incidence, mortality, and prevalence worldwide [1,... years. Since the 2008 estimates, breast cancer incidence has increased by more than 20%, while mortality has increased by 14%. Breast... Research on Cancer (IARC), GLOBOCAN 2012, cancer incidence, cancer prevalence, cancer mortality, global cancer burden, breast cancer,...

Tamoxifen class drugs reduce breast cancer rates by more than a third in women at high risk

and three similar drugs reduce breast cancer incidence by 38 per cent in women at an increased risk of the disease according to a... taking the drug - showed the greatest fall in incidence, with 376 breast cancer cases versus 594 for those who were not taking a SERM...

Study links cigarette smoking, breast cancer risk

breast cancer cases identified. They found incidence of invasive breast cancer was 24 percent higher in current smokers and 13...

1.5 million premature cancer deaths could be prevented per year if targets set to reduce NCDs are met by 2025

C, Parkin, D. M.: GLOBOCAN 2008 v1.2, Cancer Incidence and Mortality Worldwide: IARC CancerBase No. 10 [online]. International Agency...

Plant-based compound slows breast cancer in a mouse model

histopathological assessments, and measured the incidence and size of the mammary tumors, along with cell proliferation, apoptosis, and...

Long-term use of estrogen hormone therapy linked to higher risk for breast cancer

use of hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence and mortality. AACR 2012 Annual Meeting, Chicago (Illinois, USA), 31 March - 4...

First global analysis of breast and cervical cancer estimates 2 million new cases worldwide

in 2010. During the same period, cervical cancer incidence and death rates have been decreasing, but the disease still killed 200 000... cancer, cervical cancer, incidence, mortality, developing countries, screening...

Breast screening in the Czech Republic: achievements of the first seven years of the organized programme

and final diagnoses. Although breast cancer incidence in the Czech Republic steadily increases, there are some good news. First, the...

Population-based breast cancer screening not necessarily best for poorer countries

used in high-income countries where the incidence of breast cancer is highest. However, the value and practicality of such...

World Cancer Day 2011: New physical activity guidance can help prevent breast, colon cancers

has a strong role to play in reducing the incidence of certain cancers," says Dr Ala Alwan, WHO's Assistant Director-General for...

Hormone therapy at menopause may pose breast cancer risk

studies have established that breast cancer incidence increases in users of hormonal therapy, in particular among women who use an...

Study finds isolation and stress may increase breast cancer risk in rats

earlier onset of breast cancer, although total incidence is similar to women from other ancestries. "We need to use these...

One or two drinks a day increase the risk of cancer in women

V, et al. Moderate alcohol intake and cancer incidence in women. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2009; 101(5):...

Breast cancer rates fall as women abandon HRT

for decades so it is very positive to learn that incidence of this distressing disease among women in their 50s is levelling...