PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nichols, Sally
TI  - Reluctance to seek medical advice about breast symptoms
DP  - 1983 Mar 01
TA  - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
PG  - 163--166
VI  - 33
IP  - 248
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/33/248/163.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/33/248/163.full
SO  - J R Coll Gen Pract1983 Mar 01; 33
AB  - A third of a sample of women with breast symptoms referred by general practitioners to a hospital clinic said they had been reluctant to consult their doctor. Fear, being a nuisance to the doctor, and embarrassment were the three most frequently mentioned reasons for their reluctance. Nearly half of those questioned were prompted to seek medical advice either solely, or partly, because of the thought of breast cancer.