Barriers for early detection of cancer amongst urban Indian women: a cross sectional study
Iranian Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2016; 9 (1): 33-38
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Cancer is a leading cause of death globally. Every year, millions of cancer patients could be saved from premature death and and suffering if they had timely access to early detection and treatment. There are two main components of early detection early diagnosis and screening. In India, cancers of cervix, breast, mouth/oropharynx are the most frequent cancers in women. These cancers are amenable to early detection. More than two third of the cancer patients are already in an advanced and incurable stage at the time of diagnosis
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Índice:
IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo de rastreamento
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Iran. J. Cancer Prevention
Ano de publicação:
2016
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