Open AccessCorrelation between breast cancer and lifestyle within the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Lara Theresa Annette Tanner,
Kwok-Leung Cheung
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-4333
DOI - 10.5306/wjco.v11.i4.217
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , incidence (geometry) , breast cancer , systematic review , environmental health , demography , medline , cancer , physics , sociology , political science , law , optics
In the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries (GCCCs), Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, breast cancer (BC) is the greatest cause of cancer incidence and mortality. Obesity and physical inactivity are established risk factors for BC globally and appear to be more of a problem in high income countries like the GCCCs.