Effects of socio-economic and demographic factors in delayed reporting and late-stage presentation among patients with breast cancer in a major cancer Hospital in South India

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 703-707

  Ali, Rabia ^a   Mathew, Aleyamma ^b   Rajan, B ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Socio economic factors; Stage at diagnosis; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PROBABILITY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL; TIME;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; DEMOGRAPHY; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; ODDS RATIO; PROBABILITY; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66149106726     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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