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Article: Breast cancer in Iran: need for greater women awareness of warning signs and effective screening methods.(Research)(Clinical report)
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- Asia Pacific Family Medicine
- Article date:
- December 20, 2008
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Authors: Ali Montazeri (corresponding author) [1,4]; Mariam Vahdaninia [1]; Iraj Harirchi [2]; Amir Mahmood Harirchi [3]; Akram Sajadian [4]; Fatemeh Khaleghi [4]; Mandana Ebrahimi [4]; Shahpar Haghighat [4]; Soghra Jarvandi [4]
Background
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among females worldwide. Global statistics show the annual incidence of breast cancer is increasing and this is occurring more rapidly in countries with a low incidence rate of breast cancer [1, 2]. It has been reported that each year over 1.15 million women worldwide are diagnosed with breast cancer and 502,000 die from the disease [3]. In Iran the incidence of the disease is rising, ...
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