Spectrum of very early breast cancer in a setting without organised screening

• Main Authors: N., Bhoo-Pathy, Z., Alias, S., Subramaniam, N. A., Taib, G-H, Tan, C-H, Yip, M., Hartman, H. M., Verkooijen, R. I., Ibrahim
• Format: Article
• Language: en_US
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Lab Press, Publications Dept 2015
• Subjects: Early Breast Cancer; Stage I; Asian; Mammography; Screening; Mastectomy
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8413; http://www.nature.com/bjc/journal/v110/n9/pdf/bjc2014183a.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

Background: Within a setting without organised breast cancer screening, the characteristics and survival of very early breast cancer were determined. Methods: All 4930 women diagnosed with breast cancer in University Malaya Medical Center, Malaysia from 1993 to 2011 were included. Factors associated...