RT Book, Section A1 Dang, Catherine M. A1 Audeh, M. William A2 Karlan, Beth Y. A2 Bristow, Robert E. A2 Li, Andrew J. SR Print(0) ID 1106571224 T1 Breast Cancer and Related Diseases T2 Gynecologic Oncology: Clinical Practice and Surgical Atlas YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Medical PP New York, NY SN 9780071749268 LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106571224 RD 2024/10/03 AB Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women throughout the world, and particularly in Westernized, developed countries. The relative roles of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors in explaining the high incidence of breast cancer in the modern world is a subject of much debate. However, it is clear that the complex biology of the human breast and its involvement in the reproductive cycle is also the basis for the increased susceptibility of this organ to malignant transformation.1