Breast Cancer Awareness and Barriers to Early Presentation in the Gaza-Strip: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Mohamedraed Elshami,
Hanan Abu Kmeil,
Maymona Abu-Jazar,
Ibtisam Ismail Mahfouz,
Dina Ashour,
Ansam Aljamal,
Nada Mohareb,
Reem Elbalaawi,
Reem Dabbour,
Jomana Ghaith,
Tayseer Hasan,
Meral Abdelati,
Esraa Saleh,
Haifa Shawwa,
Reem Al-Ghazali,
Ola Obaid,
Loai Albarqouni,
Bettina Böttcher
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of global oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2378-9506
DOI - 10.1200/jgo.18.00095
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer awareness , cross sectional study , breast cancer , feeling , family medicine , confidence interval , stratified sampling , cancer , demography , psychology , social psychology , pathology , sociology
Timely detection of breast cancer (BC) is important to reduce its related deaths. Hence, high awareness of its symptoms and risk factors is required. This study aimed to assess the awareness level of BC among females in Gaza.
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