Female breast cancer in Vietnam: a comparison across Asian specific regions

作     者：Phuong Dung (Yun) Trieu Claudia Mello-Thoms Patrick C. Brennan 

作者机构：Faculty of Health Sciences University of Sydney 

出 版 物：《Cancer Biology & Medicine》 (癌症生物学与医学（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2015年第12卷第3期

页      面：238-245页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Breast cancer Vietnam Southeast Asia (SEA) Australia 

摘      要：Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed malignancies and the leading cause of cancer death of women over the world. A large number of females with breast cancer in Vietnam and other Southeast Asian(SEA) countries present at an early age with more aggressive tumors compared with women in Australia. Despite experiencing a low incidence rate, the increasing incidence rate among SEA countries exceeds that of the Westernized world. Changes in reproductive factors, environmental exposures, and lifestyle are the possible causes of this trend. However, limited evidence shows that these factors are associated with breast cancer in the Vietnamese population. Breast cancer incidence rates within Vietnam are not uniform and appear to be dependent on geographic location. Findings from this review have important implications for breast cancer control and treatment in Vietnam. A good understanding of the morphology of the breast and the type and nature of breast cancers presenting in Vietnam is required to facilitate the introduction of an effective national breast screening program.