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Short-term, medium-term, long-term, and lifetime risks of developing and dying of breast carcinoma in a Westernized Chinese population

Evidence from Hong Kong between 1976 and 2000

  1. Gabriel M. Leung M.D., M.P.H.1,2,
  2. Thuan Q. Thach Ph.D.1,†,*,
  3. Eric Chan M.Phil1,
  4. William Foo M.B.B.S.2,3,
  5. Oscar Meng M.Sc.3,
  6. Richard Fielding Ph.D.1,
  7. Wendy W. T. Lam Ph.D., R.N.1,
  8. Anthony J. Hedley M.D.1,
  9. Chit-Ming Wong Ph.D.1,
  10. Tai-Hing Lam M.D., M.Sc.1,2

Article first published online: 13 DEC 2004

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20784

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 103, Issue 3, pages 501–508, 1 February 2005

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Leung, G. M., Thach, T. Q., Chan, E., Foo, W., Meng, O., Fielding, R., Lam, W. W. T., Hedley, A. J., Wong, C.-M. and Lam, T.-H. (2005), Short-term, medium-term, long-term, and lifetime risks of developing and dying of breast carcinoma in a Westernized Chinese population. Cancer, 103: 501–508. doi: 10.1002/cncr.20784

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  1. 1

    Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

  2. 2

    Cancer Expert Working Groups, Cancer Coordinating Committee, Health and Welfare Bureau, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China

  3. 3

    Hospital Authority, Hong Kong Cancer Registry, Hong Kong, China

  1. †

    Fax: (011) 852 2855 9528

*Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 JAN 2005
  2. Article first published online: 13 DEC 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 4 OCT 2004
  4. Manuscript Revised: 23 SEP 2004
  5. Manuscript Received: 30 AUG 2004

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