Travelling on parallel tracks: Patient and physician perspectives on why women delay seeking care for breast cancer symptoms

In the breast cancer literature, “delayed presentation” is defined as a delay of > 3 months from the self-detection of a new breast cancer symptom until presentation to a health care provider. It has been established that early detection of breast cancer is associated with better health outcomes....

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Main Authors: Leeat Granek, Barbara Fitzgerald, Karen Fergus, Mark Clemons, Ruth Heisey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pappin Communications 2012-04-01
Series:Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal
Online Access:http://www.canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/128/136