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Breast Cancer In A Multi-Ethnic Asian Setting: Results From The Singapore-Malaysia Hospital-Based Breast Cancer Registry, Awang Bulgiba
Breast Cancer In A Multi-Ethnic Asian Setting: Results From The Singapore-Malaysia Hospital-Based Breast Cancer Registry, Awang Bulgiba
Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud
Two hospital-based breast cancer databases (University Malaya Medical Center, Malaysia [n = 1513] and National University Hospital, Singapore [n = 2545]) were merged into a regional registry of breast cancer patients diagnosed between 1990 and 2007. A review of the data found 51% of patients diagnosed before the age of 50 years. and 72% percent of the women were Chinese followed by Malays (16%), Indians (8%), and other races (4%). Median tumor size at presentation was 26 mm and about 25% of patients presented with TNM stage III or IV disease. Most tumors were of ductal histology (87%). Fifty-seven percent …
Coffee And Tea Intake And Risk Of Breast Cancer, Awang Bulgiba
Coffee And Tea Intake And Risk Of Breast Cancer, Awang Bulgiba
Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud
Known risk factors account for about 10-15% of breast cancer incidence suggesting that lifestyle exposures are crucial in its etiology. Previous epidemiological studies on the association between coffee and tea consumption and breast cancer risk have been inconsistent. We investigated the association of coffee and tea consumption with the risk of breast cancer among women in EPIC-NL cohort, a population-based prospective cohort in Netherlands with 27,323 participants. Exposure was measured by a validated food frequency questionnaire, and the outcome was verified by direct linkage with the Netherlands Cancer Registry. A total of 681 invasive primary breast cancers were diagnosed in …