Barriers to Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Vietnamese-American Women
American Journal of Preventive MedicinePublished 1 May 1997
Stephen J. McPhee, Joyce Adair Bird, Thomas Davis, Ngoc-The Ha, Christopher N. H. Jenkins, Bich Ngoc Lê
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Abstract
Health education and screening programs for early breast and cervical cancer detection among Vietnamese women must be culturally appropriate and conducted in the Vietnamese language. Special outreach efforts are needed to assist recent immigrants in obtaining recommended breast and cervical cancer screening examinations.
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