Breast cancer in Portugal: Temporal trends and age-specific incidence by geographic regions

Conclusion The variant patterns observed could be due to a combination of different screening practices and/or exposure to risk factors across regions. Disease heterogeneity among younger and older women may also explain part of the differences in age-specific rates. These results justify continued monitoring of breast cancer incidence by region.
Source: Cancer Epidemiology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research