BACKGROUND Breast cancer (BC) is one of the leading causes of death among women. Secondary prevention may enable early detection, but this is suboptimal among all Iranian women. METHODS This was a descriptive, analytic cross sectional study on 385 women 35 years old or more with no history of BC. Participants were selected by simple randomized method and were assessed through a two-part self-...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer is the leading type of cancer in women and is one of the most frequent cancers among Iranian women. Delay in diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer diminishes a women's chance of survival. Breast self- examination (BSE) may be effective in early detection. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between Iranian women's socioeconomic status and their...

This paper discusses the development of a set of specifications for a development methodology for educational multimedia, specifically for the development of a prototype educational multimedia application for Breast Self Examination (BSE) training. In the paper, the need for BSE training is examined and BSE is briefly presented. Our focus, however, is to show how the development of a multimedia...

The present study aimed to determine knowledge of breast cancer risk factors, symptoms and early detection methods and to identify knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among Ain Shams University female students. This is a descriptive cross sectional study.Most study participants had low level of knowledge of breast cancer risk factors. The most widely known risk factors by the stud...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess practice of breast cancer early diagnosis methods among women and the factors associated with this practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS The population of this cross-sectional study consisted of 410,377 women over the age of 20, living within the administrative borders of Samsun province. Stratified systematic sampling was used in the selection of t...

there is some evidence to suggest that a benefit might be derived from a program that incorporated both annual physical examination of the breast (bpx) and the teaching of breast self-examination (bse). current investigation presents the profile of a multicenter community based intervention for evaluating the effect of bse+bpx on the reduction of morbidity and mortality due to breast cancer amo...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among Korean women. Only 14% of urban women and 10% of rural women in Korea, however, participated in breast cancer screening behavior in 1998 (Korean Ministry of Health & Welfare, 1999). PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of community-based breast self-examination (BSE) education programs in Korea. METHODS Fir...

Among Korean-American women, breast cancer is the second leading cause of death. Although the incidence is lower than that of Caucasian women, Korean-American women are more likely to be diagnosed at more advanced stages of breast cancer. Among the suggested methods in breast-cancer prevention are early detection and routine screenings. The present study was conducted to explore the impact of b...

Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among Iranian women. Early diagnosis of the disease is vitally important in successful treating of it and reducing its mortality and care-cost burden. In our country, the major causes of mortality and other unfavorable complications of the disease are due to late referring of women. Breast Self -Examination (BSE) is a low-cost, low-risk, self-performed...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer incidence and mortality rates are increasing in North-Eastern Brazil and the patients with the disease often presented at advanced stages. The present study was focused on identifying variables that affect women's frequency of breast self- examination (BSE) performance. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data on BSE, socio-economic parameters and risk factors for breast cancer wer...