Why women delay seeking assistance for locally advanced breast cancer

Locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) occurs in 10% to 30% of all new primary breast cancer diagnoses. For reasons that are not well-understood, 20% to 30% of women with breast cancer (at all stages) wait eight weeks or more from the time they notice the breast symptom(s) to when they seek assistanc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Judy Gould, Barbara Fitzgerald, Karen Fergus, Mark Clemons, Fauzia Baig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pappin Communications 2010-01-01
Series:Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal
Online Access:http://www.canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/194/201