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Epidemiology of Breast Cancer: Current Figures and Trends

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Worldwide, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among females. Breast cancer is the fifth most common cause of death from cancer overall, with 522,000 breast cancer deaths estimated to have occurred in 2012. Although it is still the most common cause of cancer death in women in developing regions, it is now the second most common cause of cancer death (after lung cancer) in women in developed regions. The chapter will discuss the epidemiology including the incidence rates, mortality rates, and Human Development Index associated with breast carcinoma.

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  1. Department of Surgical Oncology, Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Anshuman Kumar

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Anshuja Singla

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Sumita Mehta

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Anshuja Singla

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Kumar, A., Singla, A. (2019). Epidemiology of Breast Cancer: Current Figures and Trends. In: Mehta, S., Singla, A. (eds) Preventive Oncology for the Gynecologist. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3438-2_26

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