Association between mode of breast cancer detection and diagnosis delay

Breast

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 382-386

  Crispo, Anna ^a   Montella, Maurizio ^a   Barba, Maddalena ^b   Schittulli, Francesco ^c   De Marco, Maria Rosaria ^a   Grimaldi, Maria ^a   Quaranta, Michele ^c   Serravezza, Giuseppe ^d   Savastano, Clementina ^e   Botti, Gerardo ^a   La Vecchia, Carlo ^f,g   D'Aiuto, Giuseppe ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE GIOVANNI PAOLO II   (Italy)

^d Ospedale F Ferrari Casarano   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO E RUGGI D ARAGONA   (Italy)

^f MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer detection; Diagnostic delay; Mammography; Self detection; Southern Italy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER SCREENING; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 72149090385     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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