Trends in Breast Cancer Incidence Rates by Age and Stage at Diagnosis in Gharbiah, Egypt, over 10 Years (1999–2008)

Background. This study was undertaken to evaluate trends in breast cancer incidence in Egypt from 1999 to 2008 and to make projections for breast cancer occurrence for the years 2009–2015. Patients and Methods. We utilized joinpoint regression and average annual percent change (AAPC) measures with 9...

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Main Authors: Kelly A. Hirko, Amr S. Soliman, Ahmed Hablas, Ibrahim A. Seifeldin, Mohamed Ramadan, Mousumi Banerjee, Joe B. Harford, Robert M. Chamberlain, Sofia D. Merajver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Cancer Epidemiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/916394