Recent trends in breast cancer incidence
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James V. Lacey Jr.; Susan S. Devesa; Louise A. Brinton
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Breast cancer accounts for one‐third of cancer diagnoses and 15% of cancer deaths in U.S. women. Its 192,000 cases and 40,000 deaths in 2001 make it the most common incident cancer (excluding superficial skin cancers) and second leading cause of cancer death. Over one‐half of the 300,00