Epidemiological review of breast cancer in Israel.

ABSTRACT

Breast cancer is the most common malignant disease in women in Israel. Approximately 1,000 new cases are diagnosed yearly. The peak incidence in all the population groups and periods observed is after the menopause. A steady increase in female breast cancer indicence was observed over a 17-yr period. The greatest increase occurred in the low-incidence group of Jews born in Asia/Africa.