Breast cancer patient delay in Fukushima, Japan following the 2011 triple disaster: a long-term retrospective study

Breast cancer patient delay in Fukushima, Japan following the 2011 triple disaster: a long-term retrospective study

Abstract Background Little information is available concerning how patient delay may be affected by mass disasters. The main objectives of the present study are to identify whether there was a post-disaster increase in the risk of experiencing patient delay among breast cancer patients in an area af...

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Main Authors: Akihiko Ozaki, Shuhei Nomura, Claire Leppold, Masaharu Tsubokura, Tetsuya Tanimoto, Takeru Yokota, Shigehira Saji, Toyoaki Sawano, Manabu Tsukada, Tomohiro Morita, Sae Ochi, Shigeaki Kato, Masahiro Kami, Tsuyoshi Nemoto, Yukio Kanazawa, Hiromichi Ohira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Patient delay
Social support
Psychosocial stress
Health service
Fukushima
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3412-4

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