Intern, College of Medicine,
Alsalam Street, 41431, Medina
Saudi Arabia
Research Article
Women’s Performance of Breast Cancer Screening (Breast Self-Examination, Clinical Breast Exam and Mammography)
Author(s): Somaya Aljohani, Israa Saib and Muatasim NoorelahiSomaya Aljohani, Israa Saib and Muatasim Noorelahi
Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women in Saudi Arabia. Despite the availability of early detection methods to diagnose breast cancer, a huge number of women are still unaware about these methods. This study was conducted to identify the attitude of women in Medina toward breast cancer screening methods, including breast self-examination (BSE), clinical breast examination (CBE) and mammography.
Materials and methods: A cross sectional survey has been conducted on 124 women aged from 39 and older, who attended Taibah Medical Center for cancer screening either by doctor’s recommendation, family or friends advice, or by herself. Face to face questionnaire was used to collect data. All data were analyzed by statistical analysis system software.
Results: The results showed only 35.5%, .. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2380-5439.1000202
