abstract background: breast cancer as a most common organ cancer in women is the first cause of death among women with 40-45 years old. the only way to control this disease is early detection that it can be treated in about 90% of women with breast cancer. the best way for early detection of breast cancer is screening, and the best accessible way is breast self examination (bse). considering th...

In 2003, the revised American Cancer Society guidelines recommended that breast self-examination (BSE) be optional. Of 822 women diagnosed with breast cancer in our hospital from 1994 to 2004, sixty four (7.7%) were 40 years of age or younger. Forty four (68.7%) of these young women discovered their breast cancers on BSE, 17 (18%) by mammography, and 3 (4.7%) by clinical breast examination by m...

Breast tissue undergoes constant physiological changes in a woman’s life because of influence endocrine hormones during and after reproductive life. These may present as pain, lumpiness or both the breast. lumps are feared for cancer. Thus, it is important women with breast lump to receive appropriate evaluation. Clinical examination first step evaluation lump. The diagnostic sensitivity clinic...

BACKGROUND Screening clinical breast examination (cbe) is controversial; the use of cbe is declining not only as a screening tool, but also as a diagnostic tool. In the present study, we aimed to assess the value of cbe in breast cancer detection in a tertiary care centre for breast diseases. METHODS This retrospective study of all breast cancers diagnosed between July 1999 and December 2010 ...

Objectives: To determining attitudes and practice regarding breast cancer early detection techniques (breast self-examination (BSE), clinical breast examination (CBE) and mammography) among Iranian woman. Methods: International (PubMed, ISI, and Google Scholar) and national (SID and Magiran) databases were reviewed up to September 2017 to identify articles related to the attitudes and practices...

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer of women in Morocco and its diagnosis is usually made at advanced stages. The aim of this study was to describe the knowledge, practices and attitudes of general practitioners regarding early detection of breast cancer. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out during July 2011 on a sample of 140 general practitioners employed in basic ...

BACKGROUND Third world breast cancer is characterized by late presentation, occurrence at relatively young ages and dismal mortality. This poor outcome has encouraged patients to patronize quacks and alternative healers. Public control measures have targeted mainly public education and provision of screening facilities. Recent reports from the developed world indicate a high association with ob...

UNLABELLED Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among women of all ethnic and age groups in Malaysia. OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to evaluate the knowledge of breast cancer risk factors, symptoms and methods of screening among female university students and their perception towards the disease treatment outcomes. METHODS A cross-secti...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that in 2003, 211,300 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 39,800 women will die from the disease (Jemal et al., 2003). The mortality associated with breast cancer has decreased because of increased awareness of and participation in early detection methods. The three primary tools used for the early detection of breast cancer are breast self...

BACKGROUND Giant fibroadenoma of the breast is a rare benign breast tumour which seldom grows to a giant size, it is even rarer for this benign tumour to grow rapidly, ulcerate spontaneously and present like a fungating breast tumour in a way mimicking breast cancer. CASE PRESENTATION This is a presentation of a 14 year old premenarchal girl with a massive ulcerating and fungating left breast...