“I want to save my life”: Conceptions of cervical and breast cancer screening among urban immigrant women of South Asian and Chinese origin

“I want to save my life”: Conceptions of cervical and breast cancer screening among urban immigrant women of South Asian and Chinese origin

Abstract Background Breast and cervical cancer screening rates remain low among immigrant women and those of low socioeconomic status. The Cancer Awareness: Ready for Education and Screening (CARES) project ran a peer-led multi-lingual educational program between 2012 and 2014 to reach under and nev...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Hulme, Catherine Moravac, Farah Ahmad, Shelley Cleverly, Aisha Lofters, Ophira Ginsburg, Sheila Dunn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Immigrant
South Asian
Chinese
Women
Access
Cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3709-2

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