Incidence and mortality of breast cancer in China, 2008

Background Female breast cancer incidence and mortality data for the duration of 2008, in C hina, retrieved from the N ational C entral C ancer R egistry, was analyzed. Methods In 2008, there were 56 registries that submitted cancer registration data. Based on the criteria of data quality, a total of 41 registries' data met the requirement and were accepted for analysis. The incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer in females were...