Titre :
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Ethnicity and birthplace in relation to tumor size and stage in Asian American women with breast cancer. (1999)
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Auteurs :
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A.N. HEDEEN ;
V. TAYLOR ;
E. White ;
Cancer Prevention Research Program. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Seattle. WA. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 89, n° 8, 1999)
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Pagination :
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1248-1252
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Ethnie
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Cancer
;
Sein
;
Rang naissance
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Age
;
Facteur risque
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Tumeur
;
Etats Unis
;
Amérique
;
Diagnostic
;
Homme
;
Femme
;
Glande mammaire [pathologie]
;
Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST PRfR0x63. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. This study examined whether Asian American women with breast cancer have tumor characteristics associated with delayed detection of their disease. Methods. Breast cancer size and stage were examined in relation to subjects'ethnic group and birthplace, on the basis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program data. Results. Asian-born Asian American women with breast cancer had a greater proportion of tumors larger than I cm at diagnosis (79%) than did US White women (70%) (P<. in contrast the proportion of tumors larger than cm among asian american women born united states did not differ significantly from that us white women. conclusions. lower utilization breast cancer screening by asian-born is probably responsible for their greater i relative to study population. interventional measures should be taken increase use mammographic first-generation>
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