Journal of Women's Health Care
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Wilson IB Onuigbo

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  Comparative Epidemiology of Breast Carcinoma in Swedish and Nigerian Women Under 30 Years of Age
  Author(s): Wilson IB OnuigboWilson IB Onuigbo
  
  Background: The objective of this study was to compare histopathologic data dealing with both Swedish and Nigerian women who were under 30 years of age when breast carcinoma arose. Methods: During 1958 through 1961, 75 cases of breast carcinoma in women aged less than 30 years were reported to the Swedish Cancer Registry and were reviewed histopathologically. For comparison, between 20th February, 1970, and 19th February, 2000, 122 surgical biopsies were collected from similarly affected women and examined by the author in a Reference Pathology Laboratory serving the Igbo ethnic group in Nigeria. Results: The youngest patient was aged 18 years in both countries. The 25-29 age group preponderated in each series while pregnancy related cancer occurred respectively in between 7.3% and 9.3%. Ad.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000279

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