"I want to save my life": Conceptions of cervical and breast cancer screening among urban immigrant women of South Asian and Chinese origin

• Main Authors: Jennifer Hulme (Author), Catherine Moravac (Author), Farah Ahmad (Author), Shelley Cleverly (Author), Aisha Lofters (Author), Ophira Ginsburg (Author), Sheila Dunn (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Breast and cervical cancer screening rates remain low among immigrant women and those of low socioeconomic status. The Cancer Awareness: Ready for Education and Screening (CARES) project ran a peer-led multi-lingual educational program between 2012 and 2014 to reach under and nev...