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The Fight Against Breast Cancer: A Policy And Programmatic Approach, Nandi Robinson Aug 2017

The Fight Against Breast Cancer: A Policy And Programmatic Approach, Nandi Robinson

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Abstract

Breast cancer continues to remain a significant health issue for women. Previously thought to only occur among postmenopausal women, breast cancer has impacted women of different ages; and rates of breast cancer have various impacts among different ethnic groups. For women living in a toxic environment, many of them have become the new wave of breast cancer cases. Screening and detection have succeeded in decreasing mortality rates. However, more research is needed in finding an efficient method of treatment. In the effort to assist in the fight against breast cancer through a policy and programmatic angle, I am fulfilling …