Asia Pacific Family Medicine


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Breast cancer in Iran: need for greater women awareness of warning signs and effective screening methods

Ali Montazeri4,1*, Mariam Vahdaninia1, Iraj Harirchi2, Amir M Harirchi3, Akram Sajadian4, Fatemeh Khaleghi4, Mandana Ebrahimi4, Shahpar Haghighat4 and Soghra Jarvandi4

Author Affiliations

1 Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research (IHSR), ACECR, Tehran, Iran

2 Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Iranian Centre for Breast Cancer (ICBC), ACECR, Tehran, Iran

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Asia Pacific Family Medicine 2008, 7:6 doi:10.1186/1447-056X-7-6

Published: 20 December 2008

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Breast cancer: knowledge, screening methods and breast self-examination survey. This is a short questionnaire assessing women awareness on breast cancer and its screening methods. It also asks whether women perform breast self-examination or not.

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