Awareness of breast cancer risk factors and practice of breast self examination among high school students in Turkey

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Young breast cancer patients have a lower rate of survival than old breast cancer patients due to being diagnosed at advanced stages. Breast self-examination makes women more "breast aware", which in turn may lead to an ear...

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Main Authors: Çetinkaya Aynur, Özmen Dilek, Karayurt Özgül
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/359