Breast Cancer Facts and Figures 2015-2016
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Cancer in the U.S. Lung cancer in the U.S. Skin cancer in the U.S. Key figures Incidence Incidence rate of breast cancer among women (per 100,000 population) Age group with the highest number of cases of breast cancer State with the highest incidence rate of breast cancer ...
This cohort study investigates the rates of breast cancer screening before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among women in Washington State.
High breast cancer mortality has been attributed to lack of public awareness, which leads to late diagnoses. As little is known about the level of knowledge and awareness of breast cancer in China, this study was designed to explore it among women in Eastern China. Methods We conducted a cros...
ABSTRACT: Male breast cancer (MBC) comprises less than 1% of breast carcinomas in the United States, but the incidence has been slowly rising. Despite lower incidence rates, male patients present with more progressive disease and face higher mortality rates compared with female breast cancer (FBC...
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Risks of breast, ovarian, and contralateral breast cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. JAMA. 2017;317(23):2402-2416. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.7112ArticlePubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 9. American Cancer Society (ACS). Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2017-2018. ACS website. https://www...
The majority of breast cancers express the estrogen receptor (ERα) and agents targeting this pathway represent the main treatment modality. Endocrine therapy has proven successful in the treatment of hormone-responsive breast cancer since its early adoption in the 1940s as an ablative therapy. Unfor...
Early detection of breast cancer is crucial for a better prognosis. Various studies have been conducted where tumor lesions are detected and localized on i