Postmenopausal breast cancer in Iran; risk factors and their population attributable fractions

Postmenopausal breast cancer in Iran; risk factors and their population attributable fractions

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Causes of the rapidly increasing incidence of breast cancer in Middle East and Asian countries are incompletely understood. We evaluated risk factors for postmenopausal breast cancer and estimated their attributable fraction in Iran....

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Main Authors: Ghiasvand Reza, Bahmanyar Shahram, Zendehdel Kazem, Tahmasebi Sedigheh, Talei Abdolrasoul, Adami Hans-Olov, Cnattingius Sven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Breast neoplasm
Postmenopausal
Middle East
Risk factor
Attributable fraction
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/12/414

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