An Evaluation of the Impact of Mass Media Campaigns on Breast Cancer Among Women in Asaba, Delta State.
An Evaluation of the Impact of Mass Media Campaigns on Breast Cancer Among Women in Asaba, Delta State.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The issue of breast cancer among women cannot be over-emphasized nor can it be overstated in the world today. Particularly, there are reports that breast cancer is the major cause of death among women globally (Schliemann, Htay, Dahlui, Paramasivam, Christopher, Cardwell, Tamin, Somasundaram, Donnelly, Su, and Donnelly, 2020). Okeke (2018) in his work adds that the menace of breast cancer has killed several women. This high mortality or death rate can be traced to a number of critical factors; to mention a few; late or delayed detection, lack of awareness, denial, bad understanding and perception of cancer/disease, emotional stress etc. There is also ample evidence...
