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Targeting health disparity in breast cancer: insights into women's knowledge of their cancer profile in Malaysia

Malaysian women in this cohort study demonstrated very low levels of knowledge of their cancer profile. Clinical implications for countering treatment-decision difficulties include the need for a shift in the way information and services are delivered to allow women to take a more active role in the...

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Main Authors: Loh, S.Y., Packer, T.L., Yip, C., Passmore, A.
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Published: West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 2009
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/1160/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19827884
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spelling my.um.eprints.11602019-02-11T07:07:50Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/1160/ Targeting health disparity in breast cancer: insights into women's knowledge of their cancer profile in Malaysia Loh, S.Y. Packer, T.L. Yip, C. Passmore, A. R Medicine Malaysian women in this cohort study demonstrated very low levels of knowledge of their cancer profile. Clinical implications for countering treatment-decision difficulties include the need for a shift in the way information and services are delivered to allow women to take a more active role in their own care. Multi-modal efforts including basic information dissemination to increase women's knowledge can contribute to narrowing of the gap in health disparity. West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 2009 Article PeerReviewed Loh, S.Y. and Packer, T.L. and Yip, C. and Passmore, A. (2009) Targeting health disparity in breast cancer: insights into women's knowledge of their cancer profile in Malaysia. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 10 (4). pp. 631-6. ISSN 1513-7368 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19827884 19827884
institution Universiti Malaya
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Loh, S.Y.
Packer, T.L.
Yip, C.
Passmore, A.
Targeting health disparity in breast cancer: insights into women's knowledge of their cancer profile in Malaysia
description Malaysian women in this cohort study demonstrated very low levels of knowledge of their cancer profile. Clinical implications for countering treatment-decision difficulties include the need for a shift in the way information and services are delivered to allow women to take a more active role in their own care. Multi-modal efforts including basic information dissemination to increase women's knowledge can contribute to narrowing of the gap in health disparity.
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author Loh, S.Y.
Packer, T.L.
Yip, C.
Passmore, A.
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Packer, T.L.
Yip, C.
Passmore, A.
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title Targeting health disparity in breast cancer: insights into women's knowledge of their cancer profile in Malaysia
title_short Targeting health disparity in breast cancer: insights into women's knowledge of their cancer profile in Malaysia
title_full Targeting health disparity in breast cancer: insights into women's knowledge of their cancer profile in Malaysia
title_fullStr Targeting health disparity in breast cancer: insights into women's knowledge of their cancer profile in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Targeting health disparity in breast cancer: insights into women's knowledge of their cancer profile in Malaysia
title_sort targeting health disparity in breast cancer: insights into women's knowledge of their cancer profile in malaysia
publisher West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention
publishDate 2009
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/1160/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19827884
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