Breast self-examination practices and attitudes among breast cancer, benign breast disease and general practice patients

Breast symptoms Benign breast disease Breast cancer screening Breast cancer Breast awareness means knowing what your breasts look and feel like normally. Evidence suggests that there is no need to follow a specific or detailed routine such as breast self-examination, but you should be aware of any changes in your breasts....

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

Behaviour Change ◽

10.1017/s0813483900007117 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 136-142 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

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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Breast disease

Oxford Handbook of General Practice ◽

10.1093/med/9780198808183.003.0019 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 663-676

Author(s):

Chantal Simon ◽

Hazel Everitt ◽

Françoise van Dorp ◽

Nazia Hussain ◽

Emma Nash ◽

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Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Risk Factors ◽

General Practice ◽

Cancer Screening ◽

Breast Cancer Screening ◽

Benign Breast Disease ◽

Breast Disease

This chapter in the Oxford Handbook of General Practice explores breast disease in general practice. It covers breast symptoms, benign breast disease, breast cancer screening, risk factors for breast cancer, and diagnosis and care for breast cancer.

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BREAST SELF EXAMINATION

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2011.18.02.2107 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 18 (02) ◽

pp. 336-339

Author(s):

ZEHRA PARVANI

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Breast Cancer Mortality ◽

Breast Disease ◽

Systemic Review ◽

Breast Cancers ◽

Breast Self Examination ◽

Key Words Breast ◽

Breast Awareness ◽

Self Examination

Aim: The purpose of this systemic review is to explore the literature on breast self examination and on breast awareness. Objectives: To evaluate the importance of breast awareness. (1) To prove breast awareness is a an effective strategy for health promotion. (2) To clarify the difference between breast awareness and breast self examination. (3) To critique self breast examination as an effective method for screening breast cancers. Methodology: To review the literature supporting breast self examination and breast awareness Medline, CINAHL, Pubmed, Science Direct and Cochrane Databases were used. The key words “breast awareness”, “difference” and “breast self examination” were used in conjunction with “breast cancer”, “breast screening” and “health promotion” to search the recent articles of last 5 years from 2005 to 2010. Conclusions: It was concluded through the literature support that breast self-examination does not reduce breast cancer mortality whereas; breast awareness provides women with some knowledge about the breasts to fight breast disease and to reduce morbidity but not to reduce the mortality.

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A Community-Based Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Breast Self-Examination and Prevalence of Breast Disease in Southwest Cameroon

Journal of Cancer Epidemiology ◽

10.1155/2019/2928901 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kareen Azemfac ◽

S. Ariane Christie ◽

Melissa M. Carvalho ◽

Theophile Nana ◽

Ahmed N. Fonje ◽

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Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Cancer Screening ◽

Breast Cancer Screening ◽

Breast Disease ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Community Based ◽

Disease Symptoms ◽

Breast Self Examination ◽

Knowledge And Practice ◽

Self Examination

Introduction. Despite the rising trend in breast cancer incidence and mortality across Sub-Saharan Africa, there remains a critical knowledge gap about the burden and patterns of breast disease and breast cancer screening practices at the population level. This study aimed to identify socioeconomic factors associated with knowledge and practice of breast self-examination (BSE) as well as assess the prevalence of breast disease symptoms among a mixed urban-rural population of women in the Southwest region of Cameroon. Methods. We conducted a household-level community-based study in Southwest Cameroon between January and March 2017, using a three-stage cluster sampling framework. We surveyed 1287 households and collected self-reported data on 4208 female subjects, 790 of whom were household representatives. Each household representative provided information on behalf of all female household members about any ongoing breast disease symptoms. Moreover, female household representatives were questioned about their own knowledge and practice of BSE. Results. Women demonstrated low frequency of knowledge of BSE, as 25% (n=201) of household representatives reported any knowledge of BSE; and among these only 15% (n=30) practiced BSE on a monthly basis. Age (aOR: 1.04), usage of Liquid Petroleum Gas fuel, a marker of higher socioeconomic status (aOR: 1.86), and speaking English as a primary language in the household (aOR: 1.59) were significant predictors of knowledge of BSE. Eleven women reported ongoing breast disease symptoms resulting in an overall prevalence of 2.3 cases of breast disease symptoms per 1000 women. Conclusions. Socioeconomic disparities in access to health education may be a determinant of knowledge of BSE. Community-based strategies are needed to improve dissemination of breast cancer screening methods, particularly for women who face barriers to accessing care.

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