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Age of menopause in black women in South Africa
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb04853.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 91, Issue 8, pages 797–801, August 1984
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WALKER, A. R. P., WALKER, B. F., NCONGWANE, J. and TSHABALALA, E. N. (1984), Age of menopause in black women in South Africa. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 91: 797–801. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb04853.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Received 14 July 1983; Accepted 15 November 1983
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Summary. Among South African black women in rural areas, breast cancer is rare and remains very uncommon among urban dwellers in Soweto, Johannesburg. Since time of menopause is an influencing factor in breast cancer in white women, mean times were determined in series of 1850 and 1255 black women in rural and urban areas, respectively. Using probit analysis, respective means were 49.5 (SD 4.7) years, and 48.9 (SD 4.2) years. Values thus differ little from those reported for white women. Obviously case control studies are needed to learn of the bearing of menopausal age on breast cancer proneness in this very-low-risk population.