Increasing evidence suggests that urbanization is associated with higher mutation rates,
which can affect the health and evolution of organisms that inhabit cities. Elevated pollution …

Background. This paper aims to present cancer incidence rates at national and regional
level of Egypt, based upon results of National Cancer Registry Program (NCRP). Methods …

Effect of rurality on screening for breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
comparing mammography Page 1 © J Leung, S McKenzie, J Martin, D McLaughlin, 2014. A …

The Breast Health Global Initiative (BHGI) brought together international breast cancer
experts and advocates in a summit conference in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 2010 to discuss …

Background Breast cancer has a low cure rate in low-income and middle-income countries
because patients often present with late-stage disease that has metastasised to other …

Breast cancer (BC) is becoming one of the most prevalent non-infectious disease in low and
middle income countries. The steady rise of BC incidence may be related to the different risk …

Background Studies suggest that higher breast cancer rates in urban areas persist after
accounting for the prevalence of known risk factors, leading to speculation that urban …

Background Prognostic markers and molecular breast cancer subtypes reflect underlying
biological tumor behavior and are important for patient management. Compared to Western …

Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide. The primary aim
of this work is the study of breast cancer disparity among Chinese women in urban vs. rural …

Some studies suggest that there are urban–rural variations in cancer incidence but whether
these simply reflect urban–rural socioeconomic variation is unclear. We investigated …