Relationship between Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Behavioral Economic Factors and Personality Characteristics

• Published in: Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Vol. 24; no. 10; pp. 3437 - 3440
• Main Authors: Shinden, Yoshiaki, Kamimura, Kayo, Hayashi, Naoki, Nomoto, Yuki, Nagata, Ayako, Eguchi, Yuka, Yano, Hanako, Saho, Hazuki, Nakajo, Akihiro, Minami, Koji, Hirashima, Tadahiro, Sasaki, Ken, Yoshinaka, Heiji, Owaki, Tetsuhiro, Tanimoto, Akihide, Nakamura, Masayuki, Otsuka, Takao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thailand West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 01.10.2023
• Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Delayed Diagnosis; Early Detection of Cancer; Economics, Behavioral; Female; Humans; Personality; Surveys and Questionnaires; breast cancer; behavioral economics; diagnostic delay

Delays in breast cancer diagnosis can allow the disease to progress to an incurable stage. However, factors that cause patients to delay seeking treatment are unclear. In this study, we aimed to identify behavioral economic factors and personality characteristics of patients with breast cancer who h...