Sydney, Feb. 25 -- Australia and New Zealand have the highest rates of breast cancer incidence in the world, the Science Media Exchange (Scimex) online news portal reported on Tuesday.
In a new study, researchers from Australia and Canada analyzed the breast cancer incidence and mortality rates in 185 countries.
They found that one in 20 women globally will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and that one in 70 will die from the disease.
However, the study found that the breast cancer risk is not evenly distributed throughout the world.
"Incidence rates were highest in Australia and New Zealand followed by Northern America and Northern Europe and lowest in south-central Asia," the research paper said.
It found that the ag...