Formenti Silvia C, Arslan Alan A, Love Susan M
Department of Radiation Oncology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Int J Breast Cancer. 2012;2012:249501. doi: 10.1155/2012/249501. Epub 2011 Dec 5.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women globally. This paper discusses the current progress in breast cancer in Western countries and focuses on important differences of this disease in low- and middle-income countries (LMCs). It introduces several arguments for applying caution before globalizing some of the US-adopted practices in the screening and management of the disease. Finally, it suggests that studies of breast cancer in LMCs might offer important insights for a more effective management of the problem both in developing as well as developed countries.
乳腺癌是全球影响女性的最常见癌症。本文讨论了西方国家乳腺癌的当前进展，并重点关注了低收入和中等收入国家（LMCS）这种疾病的重要差异。它提出了一些在将美国采用的某些疾病筛查和管理做法全球化之前要谨慎的理由。最后，它表明对低收入和中等收入国家乳腺癌的研究可能为在发展中国家和发达国家更有效地管理该问题提供重要见解。
