Breast Cancer in Latinas

Breast cancer is the most commonly occuring cancer in Latinas. Therefore, the purpose of this page is to list information about breast cancer for the Latina population. Please select from any of the questions below for links to the answers.

  • What are Latino attitudes towards cancer?
  • What is the prevalence of cancer among Latinas?
  • Are Latinas less likely to conduct breast self-examinations?
  • How can a Latina woman with breast cancer help her children cope with her disease?
  • Can cancer be prevented?
  • Selected Links to Other Breast Cancer Issues
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    This web page was developed by Joe Hernandez to fulfill a requirement of the class CHI 21: Health Issues in the Chicano/Latino Community taught by Seline Szkupinski Quiroga in the Chicana & Chicano Studies Program at the University of California at Davis, Fall 1998.