Breast cancer is an important female malignancy for which physician examination is an accepted screening method. In inaccessible rural areas, where physicians are lack, breast self-examination (BSE) may be the most effective screening method (Jatoi, 2003; Champion, 2003) and studies of BSE practice among the female population can provide good data on planning for breast cancer prevention (Jatoi...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether screening by clinical breast examination (CBE) in addition to mammography affected participant satisfaction in the National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP). Data were derived from the Quality Evaluation of National Cancer Screening satisfaction survey. This population-based nationwide telephone survey included participants who had been screened ...

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...

aim: using short text messages (sms) is the easiest and cheapest method of healtheducation programs in order to increase women’s’ knowledge and early detection ofdiseases. this study was conducted in 2013 in order to compare the educational effect ofbreast self examination (bse) by two different methods of sms and lecturing in femalestudents who work and study in non- medical fields.method: in ...

background: breast and testicular cancers affect a substantial and increasing proportion of the global population. self-examination encourages early detection and treatment of these cancers, which positively impacts on patient quality of life and survival. methods: the present study investigated the role of body esteem in breast and testicular self-examination. men ( n = 60) and women ( n = 90)...

Purpose Breast cancer survival is unacceptably low in many low-resource settings, including rural South Africa, where access to screening and treatment services is limited. To describe the context for implementing an early detection program, we assessed knowledge and attitudes toward breast cancer risk, early detection, and treatment. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 243 wo...