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Gulf fights breast cancer stigma
Some Middle East women risk death rather than undertaking breast cancer check-ups.
Last Modified: 31 Oct 2009 07:20 GMT

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer to affect women and early diagnosis is criticial to a patient's chances of survival.

But in some Middle Eastern countries, women do not always go for regular check-ups, and sometimes delay treatment because of the stigma surrounding the disease.

Al Jazeera's Nazanin Sadri reports from Doha in Qatar.

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