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Breast Cancer
Research from Hashemite University yields new findings on breast cancer
January 15th, 2008
In this recently published article, scientists in Zarqa, Jordan conducted a study "To examine Jordanian nurses' knowledge of a and proficiency with breast self-examination (BSE) and early detection of breast cancer. Descriptive. Seven governmental and three private hospitals in the country of Jordan." "Sample: 395 female nurses working in different healthcare settings. Their ages ranged from 21-51 years ((X) over bar = 31); nursing experience ranged from 1-30 years ((X) over bar = 16). Subjects completed a researcher-developed knowledge test consisting of 24 questions derived from the American Cancer Society's guidelines regarding risk factors associated with breast...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-01-15)
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