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Breast cancer has been described as a “major health problem” (Kalache and Vessey, 1982); it is the cause of death for 12,000 women each year in England and Wales. In Britain it is estimated that one woman in 17 will contract the disease; in the United States the figure is even higher, one in 14. Breast cancer is the major cause of death in women aged between 35 and 54 years. It is not surprising therefore that this century has seen numerous studies conducted in an attempt to find both cause and cure for the disease. Despite this endeavor the last 30 years have seen not a decrease but an increase in deaths from breast cancer in most countries (Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, 1977).
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Ashcroft, J.J., Slade, P.D., Leinster, S. (1987). Psychological Aspects of Breast Cancer Treatment. In: Karas, E. (eds) Current Issues in Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6778-3_19
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