Medical professionals’ knowledge of the use of external breast prostheses among breast cancer patients in China—a cross-sectional study | Zendy

Jiajia Qiu | Zendy; Shengqun Hou | Zendy; Ping Li | Zendy; Lijin Huang | Zendy

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Medical professionals’ knowledge of the use of external breast prostheses among breast cancer patients in China—a cross-sectional study

Author(s) -

Jiajia Qiu,

Shengqun Hou,

Ping Li,

Lijin Huang

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

gland surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2227-8575

pISSN - 2227-684X

DOI - 10.21037/gs-20-657

Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , family medicine , health professionals , mainland china , quality of life (healthcare) , china , nursing , cancer , health care , political science , law , economics , economic growth

Breast loss has a negative effect on women physically, psychologically and socially. External breast prostheses can improve patients' figure physically, increase their self-confidence, and thus improve quality of life. Little is known about the knowledge of medical professionals on the use of external breast prostheses in mainland China. This study sought to examine medical professionals' knowledge of the use of external breast prostheses among breast cancer patients in China.

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