The effect of mass screening by physical examination combined with regular breast self-examination on clinical stage and course of Japanese women with breast cancer.

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Koibuchi ◽  
Y Iino ◽  
H Takei ◽  
M Maemura ◽  
J Horiguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Physical Examination ◽  
Mass Screening ◽  
Clinical Stage ◽  
Japanese Women ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Self Examination

scholarly journals Correlation between Breast Self-Examination Practices and Demographic Characteristics, Risk Factors and Clinical Stage of Breast Cancer among Iraqi Patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (19) ◽  
pp. 3216-3220
Author(s):  
Ahmad S. A. Al-Gburi ◽  
Nada A. S. Alwan
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Family History ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Clinical Stage ◽  
Cancer Control ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
History Of ◽  
Self Examination

BACKGROUND: Breast Cancer (BC) is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among women globally. The disease can be cured with limited resources if detected early. Breast self-examination (BSE) is considered a cost-effective feasible approach for early detection of that cancer in developing countries. AIM: To determine the correlation between BSE performance and demographic characteristics, risk factors and clinical stage of BC among Iraqi patients. METHODS: This retrospective study included a total of 409 female patients diagnosed with BC at the Referral Training Center for Early Detection of Breast Cancer and the National Cancer Research Center in Baghdad. The studied variables included the age of the patient, occupation, marital and educational status, parity, history of lactation, contraceptive pill intake, family history of cancer and the clinical stage of the disease. RESULTS: Our findings revealed that the most important predictors for practicing BSE was family history of BC or any other cancers (OR = 3.87, P = 0.018) followed by being a governmental employee (OR = 1.87, P = 0.024), history of contraceptive use (OR = 1.80, P = 0.011) and the high level of education (OR = 1.73, P = 0.004). On the other hand, there was no significant correlation between the practice of BSE and the BC stage at the time of presentation. CONCLUSION: There is a relatively poor practice of BSE among Iraqi patients diagnosed with BC. It is mandatory to foster the national cancer control strategies that focus on raising the level of awareness among the community through public education as a major approach to the early detection of cancer in Iraq.

Breast cancer and breast self-examination: What do Scottish women know?

1984 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 791-797 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.Maureen Roberts ◽  
Kate French ◽  
John Duffy
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Self Examination

Breast self-examination among diagnosed breast cancer patients

Cancer ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 54 (11) ◽  
pp. 2528-2532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelley E. Taylor ◽  
Rosemary R. Lichtman ◽  
Joanne V. Wood ◽  
Avrum Z. Bluming ◽  
Gary M. Dosik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Self Examination

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Educational Intervention Programme on Knowledge Regarding Breast Self Examination Among Higher Secondary School Girls of Biratnagar

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Sapkota ◽  
P. Parajuli ◽  
T.K. Kafle
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Breast Cancers ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Self Examination

Introduction Breast self-examination (BSE) is a self-generated, non-invasive and non-irradiative method of breast cancer detection. Self examination of the breasts each month after the menstrual cycle is the simplest yet extremely important way to detect early breast cancer. It has been observed that women can detect 95% of breast cancers and 65% of early minimal breast cancers themselves. This method is harmless, less time consuming and can be performed by any woman.Objective To assess the effectiveness of educational intervention programme regarding Breast Self Examination among girl students of study school.Methodology Pre experimental one group pre-test post-test design was adopted for this study. In total, 61 girls were included. The result were analysed by using both descriptive as well as inferential statistics.Results In pre-test 75.4% had inadequate and only 1.6% had adequate knowledge regarding Breast Self Examination, in contrast, after the intervention the adequate knowledge was increased to 62.3%. The overall mean score was increased from 33.07% to 85.14%. The test of significance revealed that the increment in BSE knowledge score due to program intervention was highly significant (P< 0.001).Conclusion The educational intervention programme on BSE was found to be highly effective as the knowledge score was significantly increased after intervention of the package among higher secondary school girls.Birat Journal of Health Sciences 2016 1(1): 13-19

Breast Self-Examination, Cancer Knowledge and Breast Disease in a Sample of Hunter Valley Women

1990 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 136-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen Beckett ◽  
Selina Redman ◽  
Christina Lee
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Breast Disease ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Cancer Knowledge ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
History Of ◽  
Breast Lumps ◽  
Knowledge Of Cancer ◽  
Self Examination

Fifty women with a history of breast lumps, and fifty control women matched for age and educational level, were administered a self-report questionnaire to determine knowledge of breast cancer, frequency and proficiency of breast self-examination (BSE), and health beliefs relating to BSE. Although women with previous breast lumps were more knowledgeable about breast cancer than those without, the two groups did not differ in attitudes or preventive behaviours. Overall knowledge of cancer and of BSE practice was low. This suggests a need for educational campaigns to increase knowledge and awareness, as a first step towards behaviour change, and a need for research to identify more effective predictors of BSE practice.

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