Epidemiology of breast cancer in Malaysia
Data from the National Cancer Registry of Malaysia for 2004 provide an age-standardised incidence rate (ASR) of 46.2 per 100,000 women. This means that approximately 1 in 20 women in the country develop breast cancer in their lifetime. However, the rate differs between the three main races, the Mala...
Main Authors: | Yip, C.H., Taib, N.A., Mohamed, I. |
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Format: | Article |
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West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention
2006
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