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Breast health awareness campaign and screening pilot in a Kenyan County: Findings and lessons

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Breast cancer is the leading cancer in terms of incidence in Kenya. We conducted a breast cancer awareness and screening pilot to assess feasibility of rolling out a national screening program in Kenya. METHODS: Conducted in Nyeri County during October–November 2019, the pilot ha...

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Autores principales:	Mwenda, Valerian, Bor, Joan‐Paula, Gitungo, Hannah, Kirika, Lydia, Njoroge, Richard, Mugi, Beatrice, Ojuka, Daniel, Nyangasi, Mary
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
Materias:	Original Articles
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8955074/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34235881 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cnr2.1480

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