Awareness and Breast Cancer Risk Factors: Perception and Screening Practices among Females in a Tertiary Institution in Southwest Nigeria

Awareness and Breast Cancer Risk Factors: Perception and Screening Practices among Females in a Tertiary Institution in Southwest Nigeria

Aims and objectives: : This study is aimed at assessing the practices of breast cancer screening and risk perception of women of reproductive age group in a tertiary institution in Osun state. Subjects and methods: It was a descriptive cross sectional study carried out at the Federal polytechnic, Ed...

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Main Authors: A I Olugbenga -Bello, E A Oladele, T O Bello, J O Ojo, A S Oguntola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
Subjects:
perception
screening
breast cancer
mammography
breast self examination
Online Access:http://www.npmj.org/article.asp?issn=1117-1936;year=2011;volume=18;issue=1;spage=8;epage=15;aulast=Olugbenga;type=0

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