Ohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0246-4031Introduction: Breast cancer is the commonest cancer among females globally as well as in Sri Lanka. There were 2.3 million women diagnosed with breast cancer and 684 996 deaths due to breast cancer globally in 2020.
Objective:To analyse the trends and patterns ofincidence ofbreast cancer in Sri Lanka between 2005 and 2019.
Methods:Cancer incidence data published in National Cancer Registry, Sri Lanka (NCR-SL) from 2005 to 2019 was analyzed. Age standardized rates (ASR), and age specific incidence rates were used to determine the trends of the breast cancer. Trend analysis of these two rates were performed using j oinpoint regression program and p
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