Does Knowing Someone with Breast Cancer Influence the Prevalence of Adherence to Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening?

• Main Authors: Igor Vilela Brum (Author), Tamara Cristina Gomes Ferraz Rodrigues (Author), Estela Gelain Junges Laporte (Author), Fernando Monteiro Aarestrup (Author), Geraldo Sergio Farinazzo Vitral (Author), Bruno Eduardo Pereira Laporte (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Objective To evaluate the prevalence of adherence to screening methods for breast and cervical cancer in patients attended at a university hospital and to investigate whether knowing someone with breast cancer, moreover belonging to the patient's family, affects the adherence to the sc...