Fighting breast cancer in ethnic communities

A new awareness campaign is hoping to pay health dividends for multicultural women in the national drive to cut breast cancer deaths, Luke Waters reports.

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Published 7 March 2012 8:25pm

Updated 29 August 2013 9:08am

By Luke Waters

Source: SBS

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A new awareness campaign is hoping to pay health dividends for multicultural women in the national drive to cut breast cancer deaths.

Because of cultural sensitivities, the disease and its detection have been taboo topics in many communities.

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Fighting breast cancer in ethnic communities

A new awareness campaign is hoping to pay health dividends for multicultural women in the national drive to cut breast cancer deaths, Luke Waters reports.

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