ASSESSMENT OF BREAST CANCER INCIDENCE IN PATIENTS WITH MASTALGIA AND ROUTINE SCREENING

About 70% of the women experiences breast pain once in their life time1. Mastalgia is described as tension, discomfort, and ache in breast1. The prevalence of cancer in patients manifesting with breast pain is reported to be 0.3-2% 2. As breast cancer awareness increases, the concern that breast pain may indicate malignancy contributes to the tendency of breast pain to be the most common breast symptom and leads to a woman consulting a breast surgeon3. Breast pain is categorized broadly in to two types; cyclical and non-cyclical breast pain. Cyclical mastalgia is a unilateral or bilateral pattern of pain or tenderness, frequently associated with swelling that reduces with the menstrual cycle. Noncyclic mastalgia tends to be unilateral and is more local than cyclical breast pain. The location of the pain can usually be localized. Typically, most women who had non cyclic mastalgia are in the fourth or fifth decade of life at the time of diagnosis.

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Moderating Role of Demographic Characteristics in Breast Cancer Awareness and the Behavioural Disposition of Women in Ogun State, Nigeria

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3889/oamjms.2019.671 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (19) ◽

pp. 3281-3286

Author(s):

Tolulope Abiola Allo ◽

David Imhonopi ◽

Emmanuel O. Amoo ◽

Tunde C. Iruonagbe ◽

Ajibade E. Jegede ◽

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Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Breast Cancer Incidence ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Least Square ◽

Cancer Awareness ◽

Ogun State ◽

Breast Cancer Awareness ◽

Moderating Role

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer incidence is fast increasing, posing a significant threat to the health of women of all races globally. In Nigeria, breast cancer causes the most cancer-related deaths among women each year as a result of inadequate awareness. AIM: This study is aimed at examining the moderating role of demographic characteristics in facilitating breast cancer awareness among women, and how it relates to their behavioural disposition to the disease. METHODS: The study adopted the descriptive (survey) and cross-sectional research designs to elicit information from women of adult age selected across five Local Government Areas in Ogun state. The data, collected through questionnaire were analysed through the use of a variance-based SEM Partial Least Square (PLS). RESULTS: The result shows that demographic characteristics (age and education) has a significant positive effect and jointly explain 74.9% of the variance in the breast cancer awareness and behavioural disposition among women in the study area. The findings revealed that a significant number of women with breast cancer had not acquired useful knowledge that could potentially be used to diagnose, prevent, and manage the disease. Unfortunately, the practice of Breast Self-Examination is grossly low among Nigerian women, as a consequence, only 20-30% of the women in study areas, including professionals, are aware of the benefits of BSE and only a smaller percentage practice BSE. CONCLUSION: There is, therefore, a need to educate women on the benefits of this simple life-saving procedure through the consistent use of media platforms.

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The Use of Urban "Black" Radio to Effectively and Efficiently Disseminate Health Messages: The African American Women and Mass Media (AAMM) Pilot Campaign to Increase Breast Cancer Awareness and Mammograms

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e521582014-071 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Ashani Johnson-Turbes ◽

Ingrid J. Hall ◽

Yasmine Zavahir ◽

Ngozi Kamalu ◽

Elizabeth Hanniffy

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

African American ◽

Mass Media ◽

African American Women ◽

Health Messages ◽

Cancer Awareness ◽

American Women ◽

Breast Cancer Awareness ◽

Black Radio

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Trotz gestiegener „breast cancer awareness“: die Rate großer Mammakarzinome (≥5 cm, T4b) bleibt im Langzeitvergleich stabil

Senologie - Zeitschrift für Mammadiagnostik und -therapie ◽

10.1055/s-0034-1375361 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (02) ◽

Author(s):

E Amann ◽

A Schötzau ◽

U Güth

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Cancer Awareness ◽

Breast Cancer Awareness

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A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE ON BREAST CANCER AND UTILIZATION OF MAMMOGRAM AMONG WOMEN IN SELECTED VILLAGES OF UDUPI DISTRICT, KARNATAKA

Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU ◽

10.1055/s-0040-1703839 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 04 (04) ◽

pp. 084-087

Author(s):

Arkierupaia Shadap ◽

Maria Pais ◽

Anusuya Prabhu

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Screening Tests ◽

Survey Study ◽

Cancer Awareness ◽

Cancer Disease ◽

Breast Cancer Awareness ◽

Community People ◽

Descriptive Survey ◽

Women In India

AbstractBreast cancer was considered to be one amongst the most commonly cancer disease in the world. Now it is considered to be the second cancer disease among women in India, with most of the affected population is in the urban areas. Breast cancer is seen mostly after the age of 40 years. According to the Cancer fact 2012, breast cancer is now seen to be among women aged from 35 years above. Materials and methods: The study was a descriptive survey study to assess the knowledge on breast cancer, awareness and utilization of mammogram among 320 married and unmarried women who were willing to participate in the study. After the consent, a questionnaire prepared by the investigator was given to them. Results: Majority 46.6% had low knowledge for breast cancer. There was an association between knowledge and age, marital status, education and source of information about breast cancer and it was found to be significant (p< Mammogram is underutilized among participants, from the total number of population i.e; n = 320, only 19.1% (61) were aware of mammogram. Out of 19.1% (61) who were aware of mammogram, did not utilise it. Conclusion: The study concluded that women have low knowledge on breast cancer and very less population was aware of mammogram which is one of the screening tests for breast cancer. Their low knowledge on breast cancer and unaware of the screening test is the main reason for not utilising mammogram even those who are aware of it. So, nurses as health care members play an important role in providing information and educating the community people.

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