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Breast Self-Examination and breast cancer awareness in women in developing countries: a survey of women in Buea, Cameroon

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Cameroon, breast cancer causes as many as 10.7 deaths per 100,000 women making it the second cause of cancer mortality. Better documenting women’s knowledge and practices on breast cancer and breas...

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Autores principales:	Suh, Mary Atanga Bi, Atashili, Julius, Fuh, Eunice Asoh, Eta, Vivian Ayamba
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2012
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3522012/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23140094 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-627

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