Investigation of the Effect of Women’s Breast Cancer Worry Levels on Breast Cancer Prevention Behavior
Sümeyra Betül Namlı,
Sibel Tunç Karaman,
Okcan Basat
Abstract:Objective:The aim of this study was to investigate the extent of worry about breast cancer (BC) amongst a sample of women and to examine the effect of this on behavior to prevent BC.
Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted in 271 women aged 18 years and above who attended the Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic of a tertiary hospital and met the inclusion criteria. Data were collected using the following tools: Patient Information Form; Breast Cancer Worry Scale (BCWS); Breast Cancer Preve… Show more
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