Presentation delay in breast cancer patients and its association with sociodemographic factors in No

• 作 者: Muhammad Aleem Khan Sheharyar
• 机 构: DepartmentofNuclearMedicine,DepartmentofMedicine,ArmedForcesInstituteofCardiology,DepartmentofPhysio
• 出 处: 中国癌症研究：英文版
• 发表日期: 2015年3期
• 关键词: 人口因素 巴基斯坦 乳腺癌 延迟 社会 患者 经济地位 置信区间 Breast cancer delayed diagnosis survival
• 基金项目: Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge all the studied patients for their cooperation. We wish to pay special gratitude to Dr. Javaid Irfan, Director NORI Islamabad and Dr. Mohammad Faheem, con

Background: There is strong evidence that delayed diagnosis of breast cancer is associated with poor survival. The objectives were to determine the frequency of breast cancer patients with delayed presentation, the reasons of delay and its association wit