Asia : Breast cancer is rising

Breast cancer is becoming more prevalent in Asia and affecting younger women than those in the United States and Europe, a cancer specialist said.

" Compared to the US and Europe, we're seeing pre-menopausal women in Asia, whereas in developed countries we're seeing post-menopausal women, in their mid-50s. In Asia, we see those in their 40s and we are not surprised to see those in their 30s," said Louis Chow, executive director of the Hong Kong-based Organisation for Oncology and Translational Research (OOTR).