The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 109-114 , April 2010

Breast cancer survival in different country settings: Comparisons between a Filipino resident population, Filipino-Americans and Caucasians

  • Maria Theresa Redaniel

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center, Bergheimer Str. 20, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Adriano Laudico

      Affiliations

    • Manila Cancer Registry, Philippine Cancer Society, 310 San Rafael St, San Miguel, 1005 Manila, Philippines
    • Department of Surgery, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines-Manila, Taft Avenue, 1000 Manila, Philippines
    • Department of Health-Rizal Cancer Registry, Rizal Medical Center, Pasig Boulevard, 1600 Pasig City, Philippines
    • ,
  • Maria Rica Mirasol-Lumague

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health-Rizal Cancer Registry, Rizal Medical Center, Pasig Boulevard, 1600 Pasig City, Philippines
    • ,
  • Adam Gondos

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center, Bergheimer Str. 20, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Gemma Leonora Uy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines-Manila, Taft Avenue, 1000 Manila, Philippines
    • ,
  • Cynthia Mapua

      Affiliations

    • St. Luke's Medical Center, 279 E. Rodriguez Sr. Boulevard, 112 Quezon City, Philippines
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  • Hermann Brenner

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center, Bergheimer Str. 20, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Hermann Brenner, MD, MPH, Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center, Bergheimer Str. 20, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany. Tel.: +49 6221 548140; fax: +49 6221 548142.

Received 14 September 2009 ,Revised 8 December 2009 ,Accepted 8 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2009.12.004

The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 109-114 , April 2010

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