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Barriers to breast self examination practice among Malaysian female students: a cross sectional study

Akhtari-Zavare M 1 , Juni MH 2 , Ismail IZ 3 , Said SM 2 , Latiff LA 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Cancer Resource and Education Center, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Malaysia
Springerplus, 2015;4:692.
PMID: 26587360 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-015-1491-8

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer and the second reason of cancer deaths among woman worldwide, including Malaysia. The objective of this paper is to assess the practice of breast self-examination (BSE) and identify the barriers of BSE practice among undergraduate female students in Malaysia.

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