A study on awareness about breast carcinoma and practice of breast self-examination among basic sciences' college students, Bengaluru

Background: In India, the number of new breast cancer cases is about 115,000 per year and this is expected to rise to 250,000 new cases per year by 2015. It needs to be noted that breast cancer is leading in the age groups of 15–34 years which is a cause of concern as this denotes the need for educa...

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Main Authors: Suwarna Madhukumar, Uthraa R Thambiran, Bhavya Basavaraju, Mayur R Bedadala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2017;volume=6;issue=3;spage=487;epage=490;aulast=Madhukumar