'Connecting tracks': exploring the roles of an Aboriginal women's cancer support network

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'Connecting tracks': exploring the roles of an Aboriginal women's cancer support network

Aboriginal Australians are at higher risk of developing certain types of cancer and, once diagnosed, they have poorer outcomes than their non-Aboriginal counterparts. Lower access to cancer screening programmes, deficiencies in treatment and cultural barriers contribute to poor outcomes. Additional...

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Main Authors:	Cuesta-Briand, B., Bessarab, Dawn, Shahid, S., Thompson, S.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2015
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9161

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