The challenge of early breast cancer detection among immigrant and minority women in multicultural societies

Breast Journal

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Remennick, Larissa ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Barriers; Beliefs; Breast cancer; Cancer fears; Cultural diversity; Customs; Fatalism; Gender roles; Health motivation; Immigrant and minority women; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CULTURAL FACTOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHICS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL STAFF; MINORITY GROUP; MOSLEM; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33644902679     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2006.00204.x     Document Type: Review

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