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Breast Cancer Incidence in the City and Province of Palermo in 1999‐2002: A Breast Cancer Registry Report
Author(s) -
TRAINA ADELE,
CUSIMANO ROSANNA,
LIQUORI MAURIZIO,
GUTTADAURO AGNESE,
RAVAZZOLO BARBARA,
PALUMBO FRANCESCO,
CASTAGNETTA LUIGI
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1322.056
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , breast cancer , cancer registry , medicine , cancer , demography , metropolitan area , population , gynecology , environmental health , pathology , physics , sociology , optics
A bstract : The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of breast cancer in women from the city and province of Palermo (Sicily) in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, using a population‐based cancer registry approach. In recent years, a sharp increase of breast cancer incidence has been observed worldwide. Overall, direct age‐standardized incidence rates (SIR) were 81.0 per 100,000 person‐years, higher in Palermo City (89.4) than in Palermo Province (70.4). Results reported here show a highly significant difference in breast cancer incidence in different areas of Sicily, particularly in the youngest age groups; and a profound difference between the metropolitan area of Palermo and the surrounding areas. The evidence of the different breast cancer incidence in Palermo City and in the other small municipalities of Palermo Province suggests a different cancer risk pattern that seems to be related to recent changes in lifestyle and diet.