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Literacy and Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment among Patients in a Tertiary Health Institution of Lagos Nigeria
patients interpretation symptoms sign cancer could also influence health seeking behaviourthis study undertaken evaluate effect literacy breast cancer diagnosis treatment hope study may enable holistic approach management prevention control breast cancerthis descriptive cross sectional study conducted among breast cancer patients lagos state university teaching hospitala total 190 histologically diagnosed breast cancer patients recruited based breast cancer prevalence 139 study conducted maiduguri nigeria 12 using statistical formula z 2 pqd 2 one hundred ninety patients studied mean age calculated 32yearsthe peak age range 5160yrs 221there statistically significant association level education awareness practice breast cancer screening methodsclear communication tailored patient culture literacy essential improving awareness positive attitudes towards benefits early breast cancer screening better outcome