Does a positive family history influence the presentation of breast cancer?
Having a family history of breast cancer does not appear to have much impact on the health-seeking behavior of women. Even though there were more screen detected cancers, these comprised only 10% of the group with family history. Public education should target women at risk ie with family history to...
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West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention
2008
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/991/ http://journal.waocp.org/article_24697_f9ddc54c34abd54c0f4ee0e37614700e.pdf |
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| Summary: | Having a family history of breast cancer does not appear to have much impact on the health-seeking behavior of women. Even though there were more screen detected cancers, these comprised only 10% of the group with family history. Public education should target women at risk ie with family history to encourage these women to present earlier and to undergo screening for breast cancer. |
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