Breast cancer in Central Tunisia: An Earlier Age at Diagnosis and Incidence Increase over a 15-Year Period
Nabiha Missaoui PhD
Research Unit 03/UR/08-13, Cancer Epidemiology and Cytopathology in Tunisian Center, Medicine Faculty, Sousse, Tunisia
Cancer Registry of the Center of Tunisia, Farhet Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
Pathology Department, Farhet Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this authorHanène Landolsi PhD
Research Unit 03/UR/08-13, Cancer Epidemiology and Cytopathology in Tunisian Center, Medicine Faculty, Sousse, Tunisia
Pathology Department, Farhet Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this authorLilia Jaidaine MD
Cancer Registry of the Center of Tunisia, Farhet Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this authorAtef Ben Abdelkader MD
Pathology Department, Farhet Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this authorMohamed Tahar Yaacoubi MD
Pathology Department, Farhet Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this authorSihem Hmissa MD
Research Unit 03/UR/08-13, Cancer Epidemiology and Cytopathology in Tunisian Center, Medicine Faculty, Sousse, Tunisia
Cancer Registry of the Center of Tunisia, Farhet Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
Pathology Department, Farhet Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this authorNabiha Missaoui PhD
Research Unit 03/UR/08-13, Cancer Epidemiology and Cytopathology in Tunisian Center, Medicine Faculty, Sousse, Tunisia
Cancer Registry of the Center of Tunisia, Farhet Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
Pathology Department, Farhet Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this authorHanène Landolsi PhD
Research Unit 03/UR/08-13, Cancer Epidemiology and Cytopathology in Tunisian Center, Medicine Faculty, Sousse, Tunisia
Pathology Department, Farhet Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this authorLilia Jaidaine MD
Cancer Registry of the Center of Tunisia, Farhet Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this authorAtef Ben Abdelkader MD
Pathology Department, Farhet Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this authorMohamed Tahar Yaacoubi MD
Pathology Department, Farhet Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
Search for more papers by this authorSihem Hmissa MD
Research Unit 03/UR/08-13, Cancer Epidemiology and Cytopathology in Tunisian Center, Medicine Faculty, Sousse, Tunisia
Cancer Registry of the Center of Tunisia, Farhet Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
Pathology Department, Farhet Hached University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia
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