title: Supporting women during breast diagnostics.
abstract: Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among Canadian women. It is estimated that, in 1997, there will be 18,400 new cases of breast cancer and 5,100 breast cancer deaths among Canadian women; one in nine Canadian women will develop breast cancer at some time in their lives.
authors.affiliation: Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ontario.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: De Grasse
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hugo
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Plotnikoff
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D012944:Social Support; D016387:Women's Health