The awareness of Cervical Cancer Screening among Appalachian Women: Review Article
Faisal Suliman Algaows, Yara Saeed Jazzar, Mohammed Hassan Almalki, Shahad Bandar Almeqbel, Raghad Abdulrahman Almughazzawi, Maitham Jaber Abdullah Aljaber, Reem Yahya Mousali, Mohammed Falah Alharbi, Abdullah Mohammed Alshahrani, Issa Mohammad Alkhonain & Fahad Obaidallah B. Alharbi · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2021
There is a long tradition of negative experiences with cancer among Appalachian women that manifests as avoidance behaviors in seeking screening and follow up because of fear of a cancer diagnosis. The avoidance is usually seen as ‘passive refusal,’ but also occurs in an active f...