Targeting health disparity in breast cancer: insights into women's knowledge of their cancer profile in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Loh, S.Y., Packer, T.L., Yip, C., Passmore, A.
• Format: Article
• Published: West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 2009
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/1160/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19827884

Malaysian women in this cohort study demonstrated very low levels of knowledge of their cancer profile. Clinical implications for countering treatment-decision difficulties include the need for a shift in the way information and services are delivered to allow women to take a more active role in the...