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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pappin Communications
2010-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/194/201 |