Development and validation of the African Women Awareness of CANcer (AWACAN) tool for breast and cervical cancer

Background Measuring factors influencing time to presentation is important in developing and evaluating interventions to promote timely cancer diagnosis, yet there is a lack of validated, culturally relevant measurement tools. This study aimed to develop and validate the African Women Awareness of CANcer (AWACAN) tool to measure awareness of breast and cervical cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Methods Development of the AWACAN tool followed 4...