Developing a Breast Cancer Screening Program in Nigeria: Evaluating Current Practices, Perceptions, and Possible Barriers

Developing a Breast Cancer Screening Program in Nigeria: Evaluating Current Practices, Perceptions, and Possible Barriers

Purpose: In low- and middle-income countries like Nigeria, women present with advanced breast cancer at an earlier age. Given the limited resources, development of screening programs that parallel resource capabilities of low- and middle-income countries is imperative. The objective of this study wa...

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Main Authors:	Olalekan Olasehinde, Carla Boutin-Foster, Olusegun I. Alatise, Adewale O. Adisa, Oladejo O. Lawal, Akinbolaji A. Akinkuolie, Abdul-Rasheed K. Adesunkanmi, Olujide O. Arije, Thomas P. Kingham
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society of Clinical Oncology 2017-10-01
Series:	Journal of Global Oncology
Online Access:	http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.2016.007641

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