Mammography and mammographic screening:are female patients of a teaching hospital in lagos aware?

Akinola, RA; Wright, Kikelomo Ololade; Osunfidiya, Oludamilola; Orogbemi, Olubunmi; Akinola, Oluwarotimi Ireti

doi:10.4261/1305-3825.dir.3078-09.2

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“…Statistics also show that the mean age of breast cancer among Kuwaiti and non-Kuwaiti females was 52 and 47 respectively during these periods (Elbasmy, 2010). Generally speaking, poor education and a lack of knowledge of the risks and symptoms of breast cancer was found to be the main reasons for the late detection of breast cancer (Anderson et al, 2003;Akinola et al,Raed Saeed Saeed*, Yousif Yacoub Bakir, Layla Mohammed Ali for early detection of breast cancer are mammography, clinical breast examination (CBE) and breast selfexamination (BSE) (Akinola et al, 2011;Guvenc, 2012). CBE and BSE are inexpensive and easy to perform; however, they are not efficient enough for early diagnosis of breast cancer (Kearney and Murray 2009).…”

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Are Women in Kuwait Aware of Breast Cancer and Its Diagnostic Procedures?

Saeed¹,

Bakir²,

Ali³

2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Are Women in Kuwait Aware of Breast Cancer and Its Diagnostic Procedures?

Saeed¹,

Bakir²,

Ali³

2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…This is comparable to the study reported by Akinola where 77.1% of women who have heard about mammography had tertiary level of education. 16 Similarly even age and occupation had significant impact on level of awareness. Pregnant women who were employed had a good knowledge of breast cancer and its screening techniques when compared to housewives.…”

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“…In our study majority (65%) of the women had undergone only secondary education. 16 Only 9% had tertiary education, which reflects on a low awareness level of mammography which was 7.75%. The high awareness levels reported by certain studies are due to the high level of education in their study samples.…”

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Awareness about risk factors for breast cancer and mammography among pregnant women

Baliga

Sujindra

2016

Int Surg J

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INTRODUCTIONBreast cancer is a commonest cancer among females. 1 It has long been a disease of the developed nations, but recently women from developing countries are also equally affected by breast cancer and the incidence of breast cancer in developing countries like India is also rising.2-4 Plenty of risk factors have been identified in development of breast cancer viz. increasing age, hormone replacement therapy, high dietary fat, excessive alcohol consumption, smoking and family history.1 Vast changes in life style modifications, places women in developing countries at high risk for development of breast cancer.Breast cancer if identified early can usually be cured and early detection through screening is the only way to reduce mortality. 5 It has been reported that women in developed countries present with breast cancer at early stages, whereas those in developing countries usually present only at late stages. The difference in time of presentation is mainly influenced by their awareness ABSTRACT Background: Breast cancer is a commonest cancer among females. Places that have experienced low prevalence are also affected recently due to failure at early detection. Increased level of awareness translates into early detection of the disease and early presentation. Improving awareness about the disease and availability of screening practices through targeted interventions will positively influenced adoption of early detection methods by women. We planned a study to determine the awareness about risk factors for breast cancer and mammography among pregnant mothers. Methods: Cross-sectional survey of 400 pregnant women from May 2016 to August 2016, at Indira Gandhi medical college and research institute, Puducherry in India. Face to face interview was conducted with all participants by means of a questionnaire. The questionnaire contained a total of 21 questions. Answers to all questions were collected as categorical responses 'yes' and 'no'. Each answer was given a score of 1 and 0 respectively. Chi-square test was used to assess significance of study findings. Results: A cohort of 400 pregnant women, and all completed the questionnaire by a face to face interview. Response rate was 100%. Mean age was 24±3.72 years. The mean knowledge score on awareness about breast cancer was 0.56 and the mean knowledge score on awareness about risk factors for breast cancer was 0.14. Only 31 pregnant women (7.75%) were aware about mammography. All socio-demographic variables had significant effect on knowledge with p-value <0.05. Conclusions: The knowledge of our pregnant women on awareness about breast cancer was average and that on breast cancer risk factors and mammography was very poor.

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“…It has been determined that training and follow-up visits at home improve the quality of life (32). In the literature, fear from cancer, lack of access, and insufficient knowledge on cancer and early detection methods have been reported as obstacles for women's practice of breast and cervical cancer early detection and screening methods (24,33,34).…”

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The Effect of Training and Monitoring at Home on the Knowledge Level and Practices of Married Women Regarding Breast and Cervical Cancer

Kolutek

Avcı

2015

J Breasth Health

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Objective: This study was performed as a semi-experimental study to determine the effects of training and monitoring at home on the knowledge level and practices of married women regarding breast and cervical cancer. Materials and Methods:The research sample consisted of 153 women. Data was collected by the "Introductory Questionnaire" and "Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer symptoms, prevention, early diagnosis information and application form." After the data was collected, women received training. After training, to monitor changes, phone calls were made along with home visits for 6 months. After the end of the visits, forms were re-administered. For statistical analysis, the Shapiro-Wilk test, Friedman analysis, and Student-Newman-Keuls test were performed.Results: According to the findings, women increased their score from the information form after planned monitoring at home, and the difference between the first and last measurement points was statistically significant (p<0.001). Similarly, it was found that women increased their score from the information form about cervical cancer, and the difference between the first and last measurement points was statistically significant (p<0.001). Conclusion:At the end of the study, 84% of women were found to begin the application of breast self-examination (BSE). As a result, women's knowledge concerning breast and cervical cancer has changed in a positive manner with planned monitoring and training.Keywords: Breast cancer, cervical cancer, monitoring at home, training IntroductionThe increase in the incidence of cancer is a major public health problem for both the world and Turkey. If the rate of increase in cancer remains constant, 27 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed each year in 2030, each year 17 million people will die due to cancer, and the number of people living with cancer will increase up to 75 million (1-3). According to International Cancer Agency (GLOBOCAN) data, a total of 14.1 million new cancer cases and 8.2 million deaths have occurred throughout the world due to cancer. According to the data from the World Cancer Report and Ministry of Health, cancer related deaths are the second leading cause of mortality in Turkey (21.32%) (4).Breast cancer in women continues to be an international problem affecting both Turkey and countries from all economic levels. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer after breast cancer in the world, and ranks 9th in Turkey Prolongation of life expectancy in the future, stress, the increase in obesity prevalence, delayed age at first birth, and reduced fertility are expected to increase breast cancer incidence even further (6-12).Knowledge of women on breast and cervical cancer is very important in the early diagnosis and treatment of these diseases. One of the factors affecting the implementation of women's cancer early detection methods is the lack of knowledge about cancer (13-18). The application rate of BSE in our country is very low. Only 10% of women declare to perform regular, monthly brea...

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Mammography and mammographic screening:are female patients of a teaching hospital in lagos aware?

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Are Women in Kuwait Aware of Breast Cancer and Its Diagnostic Procedures?

Are Women in Kuwait Aware of Breast Cancer and Its Diagnostic Procedures?

Awareness about risk factors for breast cancer and mammography among pregnant women

The Effect of Training and Monitoring at Home on the Knowledge Level and Practices of Married Women Regarding Breast and Cervical Cancer

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