Lay perceptions of breast cancer in Western Kenya
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Lay perceptions of breast cancer in Western Kenya.
AIM To explore lay perceptions of causes, severity, presenting symptoms and treatment of breast cancer. METHODS In October-November 2012, we recruited men and women (18 years and older) from households and health facilities in three different parts of Western Kenya, chosen for variations in their documented burdens of breast cancer. A standardized and validated tool, the breast cancer awarene...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Clinical Oncology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2218-4333
DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v6.i5.147