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2015-09-24 10:39 |
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2015-10-13 10:26 |
| ISSN |
2218-4333 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Copyright |
© The Author(s) 2015. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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| Publisher |
Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
| Website |
http://www.wjgnet.com |
| Category |
Oncology |
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Observational Study |
| Article Title |
Lay perceptions of breast cancer in Western Kenya
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| Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Violet Naanyu, Chite Fredrick Asirwa, Juddy Wachira, Naftali Busakhala, Job Kisuya, Grieven Otieno, Alfred Keter, Anne Mwangi, Orango Elkanah Omenge and Thomas Inui |
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| Walther Cancer Foundation of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
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| Corresponding Author |
Thomas Inui, ScM, MD, Regenstrief Institute, Inc., 1050 Wishard Blvd RG5, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States. tinui@iupui.edu |
| Key Words |
Breast cancer; Health education; Cancer control; Lay health beliefs |
| Core Tip |
A survey of women’s knowledge and beliefs about breast cancer causes, presentation, and treatment in Western Kenya uncovered significant ignorance and misperceptions. Effective approaches will be needed to remediate this situation if Kenyan national aspirations for breast cancer control are to succeed. |
| Publish Date |
2015-10-13 10:26 |
| Citation |
Naanyu V, Asirwa CF, Wachira J, Busakhala N, Kisuya J, Otieno G, Keter A, Mwangi A, Omenge OE, Inui T. Lay perceptions of breast cancer in Western Kenya. World J Clin Oncol 2015; 6(5): 147-155 |
| URL |
http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-4333/full/v6/i5/147.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v6.i5.147 |
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