The present and the future of breast cancer burden in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Medical Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 387-393

  Ibrahim, Ezzeldin M ^a   Zeeneldin, Ahmed A ^a   Sadiq, Bakr Bin ^a   Ezzat, Adnan A ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Developing country; Incidence; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER STATISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEER PROGRAM;

EID: 58649084840     PISSN: 13570560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12032-008-9051-5     Document Type: Article

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