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Breast cancer early detection, health beliefs, and cancer worries in randomly selected women with and without a family history of breast cancer.
Psycho-oncology - 1 Oct 2006
Cohen Miri
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BACKGROUND: Early detection practices (EDP) consist of clinical breast examination (CBE) and mammography. Breast self-examination (BSE) is no longer generally recommended, but many women still perform it. AIMS: To compare EDP, health beliefs, and cancer worries in women with and without a family history of breast cancer in a population-based sample. METHODS: 489 women aged 21-60 were randomly sampled from the...
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