Breast cancer slogan reality check: "1 in 9" - If you're 90! Misuse of "1 in 9" slogan defended by two leading organisations' directors on grounds of consistency and popularity

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 426-427

  Thornton, Hazel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAW; MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TRUST;

EID: 57049134004     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2008.10.002     Document Type: Editorial

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