RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Reluctance to seek medical advice about breast symptoms
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 163
OP 166
VO 33
IS 248
A1 Sally Nichols
YR 1983
UL http://bjgp.org/content/33/248/163.abstract
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.