TY - BOOK AU - DAGONDON, JOSELITO AU - AGUALLO, MARCEL AU - IMAYSAY, SAM WIL AU - JUSI, RHEA LOUELA AU - MALABANAN, LEONARDO AU - MALLILLIN, OMEGA AU - MAYORALGO, MARY GIUANI AU - MIRANDA, CHERRYL AU - NERON, NEMMA AU - ONG, MARGIE LORRAINE AU - PAGUD, ANNA LIEZLE AU - PROTACIO, SHIELA AU - REYES, MARCELLE AU - SAMONTE, PRECIOUS EMARY AU - SUMAJIT, MARICEL AU - TEJANO, ROSELLE TI - RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND MEDICAL FACTORS WITH THE PERIOD OF SEEKING MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS AMONG BREAST CANCER PATIENTS, JOSE R. REYES MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, SEPTEMBER 04, TO SEPTEMBER 18, 2001 AV - MCFM20010007 PY - 2001/// CY - QUEZON CITY PB - FEU-NRMF N1 - zara'at N2 - ABSTRACT: Among Asian countries, breast cancer is most prevalent in the Philippines. Breast cancer is the second leading site for both sexes (13.2%) and ranks first (25.9%) among women according to the data of the Philippine Cancer Facts and Estimates as of 1998. For the past 20 years , breast cancer diagnosis increased about 2% each year in 1993, the incidence was approximately 8,421 new cases, a rate which has risen to 9,436 new cases in 1998 ER -