2019
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0547
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Procrastination in the early detection of breast cancer

Abstract: Objective: to analyze the meaning of postponement of breast cancer detection based on interviews with 26 women who were submited to mastectomy. Method: qualitative study based on Symbolic Interactionism with Content Analysis in thematic modality, carried out in a public service outpatient clinic, in a capital city of Northeastern Brazil. Results: faced with the participants' reports, the theme 'meanings attributed to procrastination of breast health care' emerged. The meaning given by women to the reasons for … Show more

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“…Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in women [1,40]. Distant metastasis usually leads to the failure of clinical therapy.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in women [1,40]. Distant metastasis usually leads to the failure of clinical therapy.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in women [1,2], accounting for 25% of their cancers and 15% of cancer-related death [2,3]. The cause of death by breast cancer is often not due to the primary tumor, but due to the metastasis of cancer cells to other tissues and organs.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in women [1,37]. Distant metastasis usually leads to the failure of clinical therapy.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in women [1,40]. Distant metastasis usually leads to the failure of clinical therapy.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%