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Impact of Psychosocial Factors on Delayed Help Seeking at Patients With Malignant Desease

Setting a diagnosis and starting a treatment in the earliest stage of a malignant disease is of great significance for successful treatment and surviving these diseases. Despite intensive preventive measures and educational efforts, a large number of patients are still seeking help too late. To illustrate this problem, a case of a 51 year old patient with breast cancer who delayed doctor visitation for 3 years will be presented.

delayed help seeking, malignant disease, psychosocial factors

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