Journal article
Female breast cancer in Vietnam: a comparison across Asian specific regions
Cancer biology & medicine, Vol.12(3), pp.238-245
09/2015
DOI: 10.7497/j.issn.2095-3941.2015.0034
PMCID: PMC4607827
PMID: 26487968
Abstract
Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed malignancies and the leading cause of cancer death of women over the world. A large number of females with breast cancer in Vietnam and other Southeast Asian (SEA) countries present at an early age with more aggressive tumors compared with women in Australia. Despite experiencing a low incidence rate, the increasing incidence rate among SEA countries exceeds that of the Westernized world. Changes in reproductive factors, environmental exposures, and lifestyle are the possible causes of this trend. However, limited evidence shows that these factors are associated with breast cancer in the Vietnamese population. Breast cancer incidence rates within Vietnam are not uniform and appear to be dependent on geographic location. Findings from this review have important implications for breast cancer control and treatment in Vietnam. A good understanding of the morphology of the breast and the type and nature of breast cancers presenting in Vietnam is required to facilitate the introduction of an effective national breast screening program.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Female breast cancer in Vietnam: a comparison across Asian specific regions
- Creators
- Phuong Dung Yun Trieu - Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2141, AustraliaClaudia Mello-Thoms - Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2141, AustraliaPatrick C Brennan - Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2141, Australia
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Cancer biology & medicine, Vol.12(3), pp.238-245
- Publisher
- China
- DOI
- 10.7497/j.issn.2095-3941.2015.0034
- PMID
- 26487968
- PMCID
- PMC4607827
- ISSN
- 2095-3941
- eISSN
- 2095-3941
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2015
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984051723502771
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