Zeitgeist
21st March 2012 |
Milk consumption = Breast cancer
http://chartsbin.com/view/1491 |
gale kemp
20th January 2012 |
I don't see any data from countries in Africa. Does Africa not exist? People from Africa and African descent are consistently left out of studies. Help me to understand why? |
Françoise Renard
13th June 2011 |
Good morning,
I think the numbers you give for the indicator "breast cancer incidence" are in fact the numbers of the breast cancer mortality. Please see:
http://eu-cancer.iarc.fr/cancer-13-breast.html
(european observatory of cancer, depending of the IARC).
The mortality rates of breast cancer in Belgium are around 28 for 100.000 females and the incidence is about 140 or 100 for 100.000, depending on the standard population you choose to make the age-ajustment.
Belgium has the highest rate of bresat cancer in Europe.
Best regards, Françoise Renard
Epidemiologist |
Ardis Rogers
17th March 2011 |
Why Iceland? I am a 49 year old Icelandic woman but have spent most of my life in Australia. I have a 60 year old half-sister in Iceland, who has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. My mother adopted her out and we did not meet until 7 years ago. We write to each other almost every day and I have been over there twice to spend time with her. We absolutely adore each other. We share a mother, seven brothers(All in Australia)and have a lifetime to catch up on. Our brothers all burst out laughing when they met her because she looks so much like me. I feel devastated.
I was horrified to see Iceland at the top of the list and I must say ~ surprised. Our mother has never heard of anyone she is or was related to, having breast cancer. As we don't share a father, I don't know about the paternal side of her family. Long story but neither does she.
Why Iceland? It is a nation of tough, resilient, robust people. They eat simple, healthy food and enjoy breathing the sweetest, fresh air and drinking the purest water. It is a country almost completely crime-free and their lifestyle is generally relaxed and easy going. They remain cheerful and optimistic in the face of their current economic difficulties and recent volcanic eruption. My Australian husband loved the calm and gentle nature of the people but could also see their inate "Viking" strength.
WHY ICELAND? |
ray
15th February 2011 |
The National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre of Australia report that one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 85 years in Australia.
That is 12,500 per 100,000
not 21.6 per 100,000 |
My thoughts
4th October 2010 |
i think the first world countries have the highest rates of breast cancer because they could gather data that easy. There are also so many breast cancer around the world especially in third world country but people wouldnt care about the data cause they are too poor to worry about these things... |
Samuel+Augustus+Jennings
19th August 2010 |
Why do First World countries have the highest rates of breast cancer? |
Samuel Augustus Jennings
19th August 2010 |
Why do First World countries have the highest breast cancer rates? |
jihane
12th March 2010 |
hello,
i would like to know the incidence in Lebanon. this website is very helpful for my research thank you for making it available! |
Roby Mitchell M.D.
2nd January 2010 |
Universally predictive risk factors for breast cancer:Hypothyroidism;lifetime estrogen exposure,including xenoesrogens;intake of natural anti-fungals,including iodine; cumulative radiation exposure;alcohol intake,breast feeding,age/parity ratio;genetic predisposition to unbalanced immune system response to antigens( chronic inflammation),gene polymorphisms |
rjenks245@hotmail.com
24th October 2009 |
I have heard, as have others, that cancer is an Industrial Age disease. If so, I reasoned, than the highest industrialized countries would contain the hightest rates(Highest to refer to both incidence and length of industry).At an initial glance the list would seem to agree with the top twenty six countries being indeed industrialized. However the theory sags somewhat Iceland at the top spot and New Zealand included high in the list. Neither of these two countries along with the Scandanavian countries strike one as over industrialized.(I'll examine these countries more closely closely. The "type" of industrialization may be a variable, eg. uranium mining, poor pesticide controls, etc.). Question; can cancer be scientifically proven as a modern or post agricultural malaise? |
baskaran
1st September 2009 |
various countries statistical report in breast cancer |
Linda Muraca (Mount Sinain Hospital, Toronto, ON)
6th January 2009 |
Could I use your breast cancer incidence map in a Flash presentatio we use in the community here ? I would have your reference on it as well ?
Linda Muraca
Nurse Clinician |
Gary Rigby (United States, Utah)
1st August 2008 |
I recently discovered that I was having rather severe irritation reactions to certain types of clothing detergents (those with perfumes or other harsh chemicals). Those reactions included throat irritation and burning in the urinary tract. I am 57 years old have been in excellent health and couldn't fiqure out why I was having these symptoms. I finally discovered that it was the detergent we were using that was causing the problem. I was reading the obituaries and noticed in the paper how many women were listed as dying with breast cancer. It may be a stretch to relate my reation to chemicals in detergent with breast cancer, but it makes sense to look at chemicals that are in clothing (cold climates/more clothing) that rest against glands etc that may do more than cause an irritation. I wanted to see in less developed countries statistics on breast cancer to see if those wearing less clothing or use more natural cleaning agents have a reduced cancer rate. Just a thought. Thanks and good luck in your research |
Robert Smith (Mexico)
29th June 2008 |
I believe this chart is mislabeled. These are death rates, not incidence rates. |
rajes211@yahoo.com (malaysia)
25th June 2008 |
hello. am looking for latest statistics of breast cancer in malaysia as well as in the world in the form of graphs etc .kindly provide me the details.thank you. |
patty (bismarck, nd usa)
18th October 2007 |
are there specific statistics for nd, USA? what percent of women and men in nd develop breast cancer, compared to the nat'l average? any information specifically to the state of ND would be much appreciated. I just found out I am going to be manning a booth for the breast cancer walk, so I'd appreciate anything you can give me.
thank you |
Nick Jackalson
6th January 2006 |
Dr. Bethune, I beg to differ, because you can read in many places on the Internet that the Japanese have the highest, or at least one of the highest, fish consumptions in the world, and yet they have a very low incidence of breast cancer. The Japanese eat very little dairy products, and I expect the Icelandic eat high amounts of dairy products and also high fat in general because of the cold climate. Apart from that, the Japanese eat very high amounts of soy protein and fresh fruit and vegetables. And I also suspect, and have read in various places, that there is a genetic propensity towards breast cancer in genetically homogeneous, Nordic peoples like the Icelandic. |
emily
31st October 2005 |
Does it matter where you came from increase or decrease the risk of breast cancer?? |
Dr. Bethune
10th October 2005 |
Fish-dioxin and dioxin like PCBs:
Icelandic people eat a lot of fish, compared to the other countries listed. Fish contain more PCB content then other protein sources.
Recent attention has focused on the human polymorphism of the enzymes responsible for the disposition of dioxin and dioxin-like compounds. Zhang et al. indicate that women with a variant of the cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP 1A1) gene called m2 are at a greater risk for breast cancer when exposed to PCBs [12]. Their results are consistent with previous studies that have suggested that variations in this PCB inducible gene may affect susceptibility to PCB exposure [13-16].
12 Zhang Y, Wise JP, Holford TR, Xie H, Boyle P, Zahm ZH, et al. Serum poly chlorinated biphenyls, cytochrome P-450 1A1 Polymorphisms and risk of breast cancer in Connecticut women. Am J Epidemiol 2004;160:1177-83.
13 Li Y, Millikan RC, Bell DA , Cui L, Chiu-Kit JT, Newman B, Conway K. Poly chlorinated biphenyls, cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) polymorphisms, and breast cancer risk among African American women and white women in North Carolina: a population-based case-control study. Breast Cancer Res 2005;7:R12-R18.
14 McKinney JD, Waller CL. Poly chlorinated biphenyls as hormonally active structural analogues. Environ Health Perspect 1994;102:290-7.
15 Kimbrough RD. Laboratory and human studies on polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and related compounds. Environ Health Perspect 1985;59:99-106.
16 Safe S. Poly chlorinated biphenyls (PCB): environmental impact, biochemical and toxic responses and implications for risk assessment. Crit Rev Toxicol 1994;24:87-149. |
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