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Reasons for patient's delay in diagnosis of breast carcinoma in Pakistan.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP - 1 Jan 2013
Memon Zahid Ali, Shaikh Anum Nizamuddin, Rizwan Sundus, Sardar Maimoona Batool
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BACKGROUND: Delay in diagnosis of breast cancer is associated with a poorer survival and a pivotal contribution to this delayed diagnosis comes from patient delay in presenting at a clinic. Reasons involved must be evaluated in order to decrease this reducible delay. OBJECTIVES: i) To evaluate the reasons for patient delay in diagnosis of breast cancer; ii) to investigate any association with other variables....
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