Effects of the social representation of breasts upon the breast cancer prevention in a group of Colombian women

This paper presents the results of a study to understand the social representations of breast cancer and how they influence breast cancer prevention and self-care practices in a group of women from Medellin– Colombia. Is a qualitative study carried out with 19 in-depth interviews to 19 adult women w...

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Main Authors: Clara Victoria Giraldo Mora, María Eugenia Arango Roja
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Alicante 2011-12-01
Series:Feminismo/s
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Online Access:https://feminismos.ua.es/article/view/2011-n18-efectos-de-las-representaciones-sociales-de-las-mamas-sobre-la-prevencion-del-cancer-mamario-en-un-grupo-de-mujeres-colombianas