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Women’s breast cancer and epidemiology: Scotland and Iceland, contrasts and comparisons
Author(s) -
Hjörleifsdóttir,
Whyte
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
european journal of cancer care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1365-2354
pISSN - 0961-5423
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2354.1999.00155.x
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , breast cancer , incidence (geometry) , epidemiology of cancer , cancer , demography , family medicine , pathology , physics , sociology , optics
Epidemiology is a scientific discipline concerned with the distribution and determinants of health and diseases, morbidity, injuries, disability and mortality in populations. This article reviews the literature on women’s breast cancer from an epidemiological point of view. Special attention is given to epidemiology and cancer in terms of sources of information, geographical variations, incidence and mortality, risk factors and prevention. Iceland and Scotland were chosen to compare and contrast the epidemiology of breast cancer. These countries were chosen because of the author’s general knowledge and acquaintance with both countries and because of her experience in working with breast cancer patients.