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  1. 1. Breast self-examination

    Författare :Kerstin Persson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :breast; cancer; self-examination; self-reported practice; behaviour; compliance; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis was to identify factors which determine women's motivation to perform self-examination of the breasts in order to obtain a basis for an intervention programme. The samples were randomly selected among women without breast cancer. Methods used were questionnaires and interview. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Cutaneous malignant melanoma : body site, sun exposure, genetic factors and prognosis

    Författare :Daniela Gordon; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Melanoma;

    Sammanfattning : Background: The interplay between tumor site, ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure, genetic factors and various epidemiological parameters of cutaneous melanoma is complex. In this thesis, we aimed to investigate the impact of detailed body site of the primary tumor beyond the conventional and strictly anatomic division of the head-neck, trunk, upper- and lower extremities, focusing on body site division according to UVR exposure patterns in relation to risk, outcome and other factors. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Breast cancer in rural India : knowledge, attitudes, practices; delays to care and quality of life

    Författare :Nitin Gangane; Miguel San Sebastian; Nawi Ng; Anna-Karin Hurtig; Peter Vedsted; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; breast cancer; rural; India; knowledge; attitudes; practices; delay; quality; folkhälsa; Public health; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Cancer is a major public health problem globally. The incidence of cancer is increasing rapidly in many low- and middle-income countries like India due to the epidemiological transition. At present, breast cancer is the leading cancer in females in many countries including India. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Suburbia Rewritten : Masculinity and Affect in Contemporary American Literature

    Författare :Ola Jönsson; Danuta Fjellestad; Helena Wahlström Henriksson; Heinz Ickstadt; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Suburbia; affect; masculinity; domophobia; masculinity in crisis; separate spheres; fatherhood; Joyce Carol Oates; Rick Moody; Philip Roth; John Updike; Richard Yates; John Cheever.; Literature; Litteraturvetenskap; English; Engelska;

    Sammanfattning : Suburbia has made a powerful return in American literature of the past two decades. This renaissance of suburban fictional narrative bears the signum of alienated, anxious, and resentful white middle-class men in gray flannel suits that has remained since the formative postwar period of the 1950s and 1960s. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Reconciliation and the Search for a Shared Moral Landscape – An exploration based upon a study of Northern Ireland and South Africa

    Författare :Maria Ericson; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; global ethics; dialogue; General; reconciliation; systematic and practical Christian theology; systematisk och praktisk ; Kristen teologi allmän; Northern Ireland; Non-Christian religions; Världsreligioner ej kristendom ; Theology; Teologi; peace building; conflict resolution; justice; ecumenism; forgiveness; South Africa; Truth and Reconciliation Commission;

    Sammanfattning : In Northern Ireland and South Africa obstacles to reconciliation were found in these elements of a “moral landscape”: – Experiences of trauma, separation and inequalities, – Divergent views of the conflict and of “the other”, – Opposing identifications and loyalties, – Norms for interaction, – Contestant interpretations of values such as “peace” and “justice”. This study describes how these obstacles have been addressed in: 1) Efforts, particularly by ecumenical groups, to bridge the Catholic/Protestant divide in Northern Ireland. LÄS MER