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ArticleWomen's health (London, England)2016

Sociocultural factors and breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: implications for diagnosis and management.

Dinah A Tetteh, Sandra L Faulkner

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Article in Women's health (London, England), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 69 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 authors.

Dinah A TettehBowling Green State University, School of Media & Communication, 302 West Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA.
Sandra L FaulknerBowling Green State University, School of Media & Communication, 302 West Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of breast cancer is on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and efforts at early diagnosis have not been very successful because the public has scant knowledge about the disease, a large percentage of breast cancer cases are diagnosed late and mainly rural SSA women's practice of breast self-examination is poor. In this paper, we argue that an examination of the social and cultural contexts of SSA that influence breast cancer diagnosis and management in the region is needed. We discuss the implications of sociocultural factors, such as gender roles and spirituality, on breast cancer diagnosis and management in SSA.

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Africa South of the SaharaBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHealth EducationHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansMass ScreeningPatient Acceptance of Health CarePrognosisSocioeconomic FactorsWomen's Healthbreast cancerculturesocialsub-Saharan Africawomen's health

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PMID26757491
PMCPMC5779571

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