Breast cancer presentation delays among Arab and national women in the UAE: a qualitative study

Breast cancer (BC) is a disease that has improved prospects for survival if detected and treated early. Delayed help-seeking behavior, with poor survival as a consequence, is an important public health issue in the Middle East. More than 75% of breast cancer patients in the United Arab Emirates (UAE...

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Main Authors: Yusra Elobaid, Tar-Ching Aw, Jennifer N.W. Lim, Saima Hamid, Michal Grivna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827316000148