Do Malaysian female health consumers of the chinese ethnic actively seek out cancer related information?
Cancer is a significant public health issues worldwide. In Malaysia, the cancer cases expand proportionately and breast cancer is the most common one. The chinese women were found recorded the highest breast cancer incidences compared to other ethnics. In the literature, there has beeen a growing re...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/14131/3/Do%20Malaysian%20female%20health%20consumers%20of%20the%20Chinese%20ethnic%20actively%20seek%20out%20cancer%20related%20information.%20%28fulltext%29.pdf |
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| Summary: | Cancer is a significant public health issues worldwide. In Malaysia, the cancer cases expand proportionately and breast cancer is the most common one. The chinese women were found recorded the highest breast cancer incidences compared to other ethnics. In the literature, there has beeen a growing research about capitalizing the power of knowledge and information about cancer to educate the public to reduce cancer threat. Many studies suggested motivating individuals to seek cancer information actively is a privotal component in cancer prevention efforts. |
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