Tracking the epidemiological trends of female breast cancer in Saudi Arabia since 1990 and forecasting future statistics using global burden of disease data, time-series analysis

• Main Authors: Ahmed Saad AL Zomia (Author), Ibrahim Ali M AL Zehefa (Author), Lama Ali Lahiq (Author), Mohammed Tarek Mirdad (Author), Abdullah Saad Alshahrani (Author), Turki Alshahrani (Author), Nawaf N. Almahfuth (Author), Mahmoud Tarek Mirdad (Author), Albara Awad Alqarni (Author), Noor Mohamed Alshareef (Author), Ryan M. AL Qahtani (Author), Mohammed Abdulrahman Asiri (Author), Mohammed Saad Alshahrani (Author), Ramy Mohamed Ghazy (Author), Ibrahim Tawhari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Female breast cancer stands as the prime type of cancer in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), with a high incidence and mortality rates. This study assessed the burden of female breast cancer in KSA by analyzing and forecasting its incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted li...