Fat intake and breast cancer risk in an area where fat intake is low: a case-control study in Indonesia.

Background: Associations of fat and other macronutrients with breast cancer risk are not clear in areas where fat intake is low.

Methods: We conducted a hospital-based case-control study from 1992 to 1995 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Results: The study, based on 226 cases and 452 age and socioeconomic status matched controls, provided the following findings.

Epidemiology of liver cancer in Indonesia.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Indonesia ranks as the 9th most common of cancers. The ratio of male and female in HCC 2.5:1.