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. 2010 Dec 20;12 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):S8.
doi: 10.1186/bcr2737.

Emerging breast cancer epidemic: evidence from Africa

Sally N Akarolo-Anthony  1 , Temidayo O Ogundiran, Clement A Adebamowo
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Emerging breast cancer epidemic: evidence from Africa

Sally N Akarolo-Anthony et al. Breast Cancer Res. .
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Figure 1
Comparison of the change in the relative proportion of breast cancer at-risk population in Nigeria and France from 1990 to 2020.
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Figure 2
Comparison of the population pyramids of Nigeria and France in 2010.
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