Innovative Breast Cancer Awareness and Advocacy Campaign
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Innovative Breast Cancer Awareness and Advocacy Campaign
Breast cancer is a major disease in Nigeria; in 2012, 27,304 new occurrences were diagnosed, and the number of mortalities was 13,960. Greater than 70% of patients present with advanced disease, which has a poor survival outcome. The mortality rates are high mainly because of a lack of awareness about breast health, screening guidelines, and treatment centers, and because of sociocultural barri...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Global Oncology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2378-9506
DOI: 10.1200/jgo.2016.003509