Breast Cancer Awareness and Prevention Behavior among Women of Delhi, India: Identifying Barriers to Early Detection
Author(s) -
Subhojit Dey,
Surabhi Sharma,
Arti Mishra,
Suneeta Krishnan,
Jyotsna Govil,
Preet K. Dhillon
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
breast cancer basic and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.741
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1178-2234
DOI - 10.4137/bcbcr.s40358
Subject(s) - focus group , shyness , medicine , thematic analysis , shame , breast cancer , qualitative research , family medicine , psychology , anxiety , psychiatry , social psychology , cancer , social science , marketing , sociology , business
Globally, breast cancer (BC) has become the leading cause of mortality in women. Awareness and early detection can curb the growing burden of BC and are the first step in the battle against BC. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the awareness and perceived barriers concerning the early detection of BC.
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