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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2006 98(7):436-438; doi:10.1093/jnci/djj147
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Migrant Studies Aid the Search for Factors Linked to Breast Cancer Risk

Nancy J. Nelson

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Breast cancer is by far the most common nonskin cancer in U.S. women. However, breast cancer rates vary widely around the world. Most cases occur in industrialized countries in Europe and North America, whereas the disease is less common among developing countries in Africa and Asia. Rates in the Netherlands, France, Denmark, and the United States, for example, cluster around 90–100 cases per 100,000 women, whereas those in China, India, Turkey, and Rwanda range from 10–20 cases per 100,000 women.

Over the past four decades, many studies have shown that breast cancer rates change when women move to a new country, providing evidence for the importance of lifestyle and environment in breast cancer risk. However, most of the studies have not been designed to answer questions about which factors are driving the increased risk.

Now, data from several recent studies of people who have migrated from their home countries are . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Polish Women in the Midwest

Chinese, Japanese, and Filipinos in Los Angeles

Chinese in Philadelphia

Risk Factors for Breast Cancer


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