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Behavior of College Students in Health Related Departments Towards Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

European Journal of Breast Health, 2014
Objective: The study was performed in order to determine the behavior of college students studying in health related departments for the early diagnosis of breast cancer.Materials and Methods: This study is a cross sectional study.
Nesrin İlhan, Ayşe Gülnur Çöl, Emine Tanboğa, Alaattin Şengül, Makbule Batmaz   +4 more
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Knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among breast cancer patients in Damascus, Syria

BMC Women's Health
Background Breast cancer (BC) represents an important cause of cancer death, its incidence rate has been rising gradually in the Arab world, and in Syria, BC is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death; its prognosis gets better as we
Mohammed Alshafie, Jameel Soqia, Dima Alhomsi, Mhd Basheer Alameer, Laila Yakoub - Agha, Maher Saifo   +5 more
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Knowledge of Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female Students of Soran Technical Institute.

Polytechnic Journal, 2018
Background and objectives: Worldwide, breast cancer is a considerable health-threatening factor among women. Students are very important part of community and encourage them to regular practice breast self examination would be a good avenue to share ...
Kareem Jamal Hamad, Haroon Muhammad Khalil, Hiwa Abdulrahman Awlla   +2 more
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Knowledge And Practice of Breast Self-Examination (BSE) Among Females in A Rural Area of South India

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2013
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide and it can be detected at an early stage through breast self-examination (BSE) which increases chances of survival.
Pravin N Yerpude, Keerti S Jogdand
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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF PAKISTANI WOMEN REGARDING BREAST CANCER

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2018
Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of Pakistani women about breast cancer. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study.
Riffat Sultana, Sadia Tahir, Dilshad Ali
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Awareness and Perceived Barriers About Breast Cancer Screening and Breast Self Examination Amongst the Female Healthcare Workers at a Secondary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Objective: To assess breast cancer screening and breast self examination awareness and perceived barriers amongst the female healthcare workers of a secondary care hospital in Saudi Arabia. Study Design: Cross Sectional Study.
Omer Bin Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Awais Mughal, Haila Saad Alshelowi, Bilal Ahmad, Naif Ali Rasheed Al-Thobaithi, Aysha Hamza Bakar Hawsawi   +5 more
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Prediction of Breast Self-examination in a Sample of Nursing and Midwifery Students Qom City Using Health Belief Model, Iran

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2014
Background and Objectives: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Breast self-examination (BSE), mammography, and clinical breast examination (CBE) are three effective methods for secondary prevention of this disease.
Somaye Momenyan, Mansoreh Rangraz Jedi, Fatemeh Sanei Irani, Zohreh Adibi Garakhani, Fatemeh Sarvi   +4 more
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Breast Self – examination Predictors based on Precede Model: a study on female active health volunteers in Zarand City [PDF]

پژوهش‌های سلامت‌محور, 2017
Background & Objectives: Breast cancer is still the most common malignancy leading to women mortality worldwide and late diagnosis of breast cancer is still one of the main causes of death in affected women. One of the ways of early detection of breast
Hakimeh Khaleghi Mahani , Fadakar Mohammad Mehdi, Ahmadi Tabatabaei Seyed Vahid, Mirzai Moghadameh, Poursharifei Abbas   +4 more
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Breast Self-Examination Practice Among Women in Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy, 2020
Yonas Biratu Terfa, Ebissa Bayana Kebede, Adugna Olani Akuma Jimma University, Institute of Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Jimma, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Yonas Biratu TerfaJimma University, Institute of Health Science, Faculty of ...
Biratu Terfa Y, Bayana Kebede E, Olani Akuma A   +2 more
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IJCM_58A: A Cross- sectional study to assess the prevalence of Breast self-examination practices and its awareness among school teachers in Raipur City, Chhattisgarh

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Women in India face a significant risk of high mortality rate from breast cancer, due to the delay in the diagnosis and the advanced stages of the disease at the time of diagnosis. Screening is among the best ways to detect cancer at an early
Diksha Kashyap, Nirmal Verma, Shubhra A Gupta, Prashant Kumar Jaiswal   +3 more
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