Urban environments linked to higher breast cancer incidence
Urban counties in North Carolina have higher overall incidences of breast cancer than rural counties, researchers find.
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Urban counties in North Carolina have higher overall incidences of breast cancer than rural counties, researchers find.
Environmental contaminants may be driving higher rates of breast cancer in urban areas compared to rural locales, a new North Carolina study finds.
An analysis of breast cancer in North Carolina showed that the state’s urban counties had higher overall incidences of disease than rural counties, especially at early stages upon diagnosis.
A Duke Health analysis of breast cancer in North Carolina showed that the state's urban counties had higher overall incidences of disease than rural counties, especially at early stages upon diagnosis.
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