Promoting early presentation of breast cancer in older women: sustained effect of an intervention to promote breast cancer awareness in routine clinical practice

Promoting early presentation of breast cancer in older women: sustained effect of an intervention to promote breast cancer awareness in routine clinical practice

Abstract Background Older women have poorer survival from breast cancer, which may be at least partly due to poor breast cancer awareness leading to delayed presentation and more advanced stage at diagnosis. In a randomised trial, an intervention to promote early presentation of breast cancer in old...

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Main Authors: Rachael H. Dodd, Alice S. Forster, Sarah Sellars, Julietta Patnick, Amanda J. Ramirez, Lindsay J. L. Forbes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Intervention
Awareness
Symptoms
Health professionals
Clinical practice
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2335-8

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