Breast cancer prevention as social behavior : integrating individual and social motivators behind early breast cancer detection amongst Chinese women

• Main Author: Wang, Yumeng
• Other Authors: May Oo Lwin
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Cultural studies
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59107
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Breast cancer, traditionally a disease prevalent among Western women, has become an increasing health burden in China. While studies have shed light on the medical aspects of breast cancer prevention, research pertaining to Chinese women’s behavioral intentions to carry out adaptive measures is rela...