Factors affecting the palpability of breast lesion by self-examination

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 228-232

  Lam, Wynnie Wai Man ^a   Chan, C P ^a   Chan, C F ^a   Mak, C C C ^a   Chong, K W H ^a   Leung, M H J ^a   Tang, M H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast lesion; Breast self examination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST CANCER; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST LESION; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; MENOPAUSE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PALPATION; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CHINA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGAPORE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42249103811     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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