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Table 1 Changing incidence of male breast cancer. Figures given are Age Standardised Incidence (ASR) per 100,000 population.

From: Male breast cancer: is the scenario changing

Continent

Country

Volume 1 1960

Volume 4 1975

Volume 6 1985

Volume 8 1995

Volume 9 2000

North America

USA (New York State)

0.5

1.1

0.8

1.0

1.1

 

USA (California)

Na

0.6

0.5

0.6

0.7

 

Canada (Alberta)

0.4

0.7

0.6

0.6

0.5

 

Canada (Ontario)

Na

Na

0.6

0.6

0.7

South/Central America

Columbia

0.3

0.5

0.4

0.1

0.3

 

Cuba

Na

0.1

0.2

0.3

Na

 

Brazil (Goiania)

Na

Na

0.4

0.7

0.8

Europe

UK (South Thames)

0.5

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.6

 

Denmark

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.6

 

Sweden

0.4

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.4

 

Norway

0.3

0.3

0.5

0.4

0.4

Asia

Israel (Jews)

1.4

1.1

0.8

1.4

1.1

 

Japan (Osaka)

Na

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

 

India (Mumbai)

Na

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.4

 

China (Shanghai)

Na

0.5

0.3

0.3

0.4

Africa

Uganda

0.3

Na

Na

0.1

1.4

 

Algeria

Na

Na

0.8

0.7

0.6

 

Mali

Na

Na

0.8

0.8

Na

Australia

New South Wales

Na

0.7

0.7

0.6

0.7

  1. Note: Na-data not available.