Young Women with Breast Cancer in the US and South Korea: Comparison of Demographics, Pathology and Management
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer seen in females throughout the world (DeSantis et al., 2014). The epidemiologic profiles of breast cancer in Asian countries differ from Western countries. (Agarwal et al., 2007; Toi et al., 2010). Age-standardized incidence rates of breast cancer are high in North America and western Europe, moderate in South America and eastern Europe, low in Asia (Shibuya et al, 2000). South Korea (KR) along with other Asian countries has in the last decade experienced a more rapid increase in breast cancer incidence than the United States (US) and Europe (Deapen et al., 2002; Suh
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