Carcinoma of the female breast in Jamaica
Trop Geogr Med
; 29(3): 213-22, Sept. 1977.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
The incidence of breast cancer in Jamaican women is intermediate between the low levels of African countries and the high levels of USA, UK, and other Western industrial societies. The annual incidence in Jamaica has shown an upward trend from 1958 to 1974. Compared with Uganda, breast cancer in Jamaica conforms to a "westernized" pattern with regard to the shape of the age-specific incidence curve and stage of presentation. There are no obvious histological differences between breast cancer in Uganda, USA and Jamaica. The incidence of breast cancer in Jamaica appears diaproportionately high in view of the high proportion of early pregnancies occurring in Jamaican women. (AU)
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
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Carcinoma
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Adenofibroma
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
África
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América do Norte
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Ásia
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Caribe Inglês
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Europa
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Jamaica
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Trop Geogr Med
Ano de publicação:
1977
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