Breast cancer screening practices and awareness in women admitted to a tertiary care hospital of Lahore, Pakistan. - Concepedia

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Breast cancer screening practices and awareness in women admitted to a tertiary care hospital of Lahore, Pakistan.

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2009

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Bilal Maqsood, Malik Muhammad Zeeshan, Fatima Rehman, Farah Aslam, Ayesha Zafar, Birra Syed, Khazina Qadeer, Saad Ajmal, Sardar Zakariya Imam

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The results of this study revealed lack of awareness regarding breast cancer and its screening practices. Most women did not practice breast cancer screening. Increased awareness should be made through health education and doctors' encouragement of BSE, CBE and Mammography practice.