| Literature DB >> 1433060 |
M Phelan1, J Dobbs, A S David.
Abstract
A significant proportion of patients with cancer present late to the doctor. The characteristics of these patients and the reasons behind their delaying behaviour is poorly understood. In this study a group of 30 women with breast cancer who delayed their presentation were compared with a randomly selected group with the same disease. The women who presented late did not appear to fit into any particular socio-demographic category, but examination of their histories revealed widespread denial of illness and a diversity of beliefs and behaviour.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1433060 PMCID： PMC1294724 DOI： 10.1177/014107689208500409
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J R Soc Med ISSN： 0141-0768 Impact factor: 18.000