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SUBMITTER: Forjaz de Lacerda G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5971140 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Forjaz de Lacerda Gonçalo G Kelly Scott P SP Bastos Joana J Castro Clara C Mayer Alexandra A Mariotto Angela B AB Anderson William F WF
Cancer epidemiology 20180313
<h4>Background</h4>Female breast cancer incidence rates have been increasing in Portugal for years. We, therefore, conducted the first nationwide breast cancer study to assess regional differences.<h4>Methods</h4>Cases were obtained from population-based cancer registries covering the country's Mainland (South, North, Centre), as well as the two Autonomous Regions (Azores and Madeira), for the time-period 1998 through 2011. Analyses were restricted to ages 30-84 years and stratified by region. W ...[more]