Breast Cancer Awareness among Saudi Females in Jeddah
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Breast Cancer awareness among Saudi females in Jeddah.
Breast cancer is the most frequent malignancy of women worldwide. It is the leading cause of female cancer related disability and mortality. In Saudi Arabia breast cancer ranks first among cancerous diseases in females. In the Gulf region, and especially in Saudi Arabia, few studies have been conducted to address breast cancer awareness. The purpose of the current study was therefore to investi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1513-7368
DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.7.4307