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Breast Cancer
Study: Information on cancer detection methods is confusing, misleading
May 13th, 2004
Information on breast cancer detection techniques, such as screening and self examination, is confusing, culturally insensitive, and misleading, concludes an analysis in the April 2004 Journal of Medical Ethics. N. Pfeffer, of the Department of Applied Social Studies at London Metropolitan University, U.K., based the findings on a trawl of print and Internet material on screening, breast awareness, and self-examination techniques, as well as 20 focus group discussions, 12 of which were held in languages other than English. The women taking part in the discussion groups had never had breast cancer and lived in Hackney, a culturally diverse but...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-05-13)
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