Open AccessAn 8 Years Retrospective Study of Breast Cancer Incidence in Ilam Province, Western Iran
Author(s) -
Mohammad Reza Ahmadi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/7633.3709
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , incidence (geometry) , mammography , cancer , population , cancer registry , demography , disease , gynecology , environmental health , physics , sociology , optics
Breast cancer is the most common cancer (27% of all cancers) and common cause of death (16%) which occurs due to cancers among women, either in developed or developing countries. The current study aimed to assess incidence of breast cancer in west of Iran (Ilam province).