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Rapidly rising breast cancer incidence rates among Asian-American women†

  1. Dennis Deapen1,‡,*,
  2. Lihua Liu1,
  3. Carin Perkins2,
  4. Leslie Bernstein1,
  5. Ronald K. Ross1

Article first published online: 12 APR 2002

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10415

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 99, Issue 5, pages 747–750, 10 June 2002

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Deapen, D., Liu, L., Perkins, C., Bernstein, L. and Ross, R. K. (2002), Rapidly rising breast cancer incidence rates among Asian-American women. Int. J. Cancer, 99: 747–750. doi: 10.1002/ijc.10415

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine and Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  2. 2

    Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA

  1. ‡

    Fax: +001-323-442-2301

*Los Angeles Cancer Surveillance Program, 1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 204, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA

  1. †

    The ideas and opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and no endorsement by the state of California, Department of Health Services or the Public Health Institute is intended or should be inferred.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 14 MAY 2002
  2. Article first published online: 12 APR 2002
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 28 FEB 2002
  4. Manuscript Revised: 25 FEB 2002
  5. Manuscript Received: 24 JUL 2001

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  • Public Health Service, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. Grant Number: N01-CN-67010
  • California Department of Health Services

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