... disease associated with suffering and death; b) fear of the risk of diminished femininity and husband’s rejection; c) fear of social stigmatization of the disease, and d) apprehensions about breast ... providers, opposition of the husband or other male family members, lack of perceived benefits, perceptions that breast cancer is fatal and not curable, lack of time and lack of accessibility to ... Women and Child Health Division, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan 5 Higher Population Council, Amman, Jordan 6 Division of Epidemiology and...