J Korean Med Assoc.  2015 Sep;58(9):833-837. 10.5124/jkma.2015.58.9.833.

It needs adaptation to the 2015 Korean guideline for breast cancer screening

• Bae JM

• KMID: 2195097
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2015.58.9.833

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Breast Neoplasms*
Breast*
Mass Screening*

Figure

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  Figure 1 Age-adjusted incidence and mortality of breast cancer between 2000 and 2012 in Korean women.

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  Figure 2 Trends in female breast cancer incidence by age, 2002, 2006, 2010 in Korea (From Bae JM, Korean J Fam Pract 2014;4:1-6, with permission from Korean Academy of Family Medicine) [10].

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