Abstract
Background: Epidemiological data show that breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide [1]. In Korea breast cancer still ranks behind stomach, lung, colorectal, liver, gallbladder cancer as a cause of death in women. Epidemiological features suggest that the breast cancer incidence rate in Korea will increase [2]. Although the incidence of malign breast tumor in Korea is significantly lower compared to western countries, the rising number of breast cancer patients in Korea is alarming [3]. Austria is one of the leading nations in breast cancer research [4].
Objective: This Summary of breast cancer related epidemiological facts and studies should provide information to a broad collective of scientists of different specializations at the Europe Korea Conference 2010. This paper should line out the difference of breast cancer related epidemiological facts between Korea and Austria and give basis for discussion concerning public health issues. Methods: Online research using Pubmed and Google as search tools relevant papers and statistics were collected and summarized.
Conclusion: The comparison of the epidemiological data indicates that the breast cancer incidence rate in Korea will reach the incidence rate in Austria in the future. Since Austria plays a leading role in the fight against breast cancer, the Austrian breast care standards could play a role model for the benefit of Korean public health.
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Sheu, H., Omran, A.T. (2011). Breast Cancer Related Facts: Comparison between Korea and Austria. In: Han, MW., Lee, J. (eds) EKC 2010. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 138. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17913-6_13
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