Recent trends in breast cancer incidence among 6 Asian groups in the Greater Bay Area of Northern California

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1324-1329

  Keegan, Theresa H M ^a   Gomez, Scarlett L ^a   Clarke, Christina A ^a   Jo, Kay Chan ^a   Glaser, Sally L ^a  

^a NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asians; Breast cancer; Incidence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CHINESE; FEMALE; FILIPINO; HEREDITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33846990895     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22432     Document Type: Article

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