Disparities of time trends and birth cohort effects on invasive breast cancer incidence in Shanghai and Hong Kong pre- and post-menopausal women

Disparities of time trends and birth cohort effects on invasive breast cancer incidence in Shanghai and Hong Kong pre- and post-menopausal women

Abstract Background Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer morbidity among Shanghai and Hong Kong women, which contributes to 20–25% of new female cancer incidents. This study aimed to describe the temporal trend of breast cancer and interpret the potential effects on the observed secular tren...

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Main Authors: Feng Wang, Lap Ah Tse, Wing-cheong Chan, Carol Chi-hei Kwok, Siu-lan Leung, Cherry Wu, Oscar Wai-kong Mang, Roger Kai-cheong Ngan, Mengjie Li, Wai-cho Yu, Koon-ho Tsang, Sze-hong Law, Xiaoping Miao, Chunxiao Wu, Ying Zheng, Fan Wu, Xiaohong R. Yang, Ignatius Tak-sun Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Annual percentage change
Incidence
Age-period-cohort modeling
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3359-5

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