OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge and practice of breast self-examination (BSE) among Saudi female nursing college students in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted between October and December 2003. Saudi female nursing students (149) from the College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, and from ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the evidence relating to the effectiveness of breast self-examination (BSE) to screen for breast cancer and to provide recommendations for routine teaching of BSE to women in various age groups as part of a periodic health examination. OPTIONS Routine teaching of BSE to women. EVIDENCE The electronic databases MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, CINAHL, Health-STAR, Current Contents...

OBJECTIVE To measure the effect of breast self-examination (BSE) technique and frequency on the risk of death from breast cancer. DESIGN Case-control study nested within the Canadian National Breast Screening Study (NBSS). SETTING The Canadian NBSS, a multicentre randomized controlled trial of screening for breast cancer in Canadian women. SUBJECTS The case subjects were 163 women who had...

Physical examination of the breast is not a single test. Among clinicians (where it is termed “clinical breast examination” or CBE), it has various degrees of accuracy, depending on the clinician and his or her technique (1). Among women (where it is termed “breast self-exam” or BSE), it is sometimes an accurate test, but often it is not (2,3). In either case, physical examination of the breast...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer is a serious health problem. Early detection is crucial for optimal treatment and reducing mortality. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate health beliefs concerning performance of breast self- examination (BSE) and mammography in a sample of Iranian female health workers. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed among 441 female heal...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether Canadian family practitioners routinely teach breast self-examination (BSE) after publication of the 2001 Canadian Preventive Health Task Force guideline advising them to exclude teaching BSE from periodic health examinations. DESIGN Self-administered cross-sectional mailed survey. SETTING Canada. PARTICIPANTS A random sample of English-speaking general pr...

This study explored the knowledge of breast cancer risk factors and employed the Health Belief Model (HBM) to examine the perception and barriers of breast cancer screenings of Hong Kong Chinese women using a structured questionnaire. Of the 496 respondents, 70.8% and 77.0% considered a family history of breast cancer and prior history of benign beast problems as risk factors respectively. Howe...

INTRODUCTION The etiology of breast cancer is still unknown and adequate primary prevention strategies or interventions are still not possible. Therefore, early detection remains the first priority and regular practice of breast self-examination (BSE) influences treatment, quality of life, survival, and prognosis of breast cancer patients. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to determi...

This cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study evaluated the knowledge, attitude and practice towards breast cancer and breast self-examination (BSE) among 387 (302 females and 85 males) educated Iraqis affiliated to 2 Iraqi universities. The participants were categorized into 3 occupations: student (71.3%), teaching staff (10.3%) and administrative staff (18.3%). About half of the participant...