Global patterns of breast cancer incidence and mortality: A population‐based cancer registry data analysis from 2000 to 2020

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BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide but has patterns and trends which vary in different countries. The incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer increased rapidly in China and South Korea but decreased in the USA.

🔑 Key Findings

• This study aimed to evaluate the global patterns of breast cancer incidence and mortality and analyze its temporal trends for breast cancer prevention and control.
• METHODS: Breast cancer incidence and mortality data in 2020 were obtained from the GLOBOCAN online database.
• Continued data from the Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Time Trends, the International Agency for Research on cancer mortality and China National Central Cancer Registry were used to analyze the time trends from 2000 to 2015 through Joinpoint regression, and annual average percent changes of breast cancer incidence and mortality were calculated.

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