background: cancer has been known as a class of dangerous diseases which cause tremendous physical and emotional problems to both patients and their families. in spite of medical advances, cancer is still considered to be equal with death and pain. this study aims to analyze the emotional distress and the causes in breast cancer patients. methods: this study was a quantitative study which tries...

background this cross-sectional study was conducted to compare the average costs of breast cancer screening and treatment among women with the age of 25 and over in shiraz-iran.   methods three majors hospitals affiliated with shiraz university of medical sciences (sums) were selected for data collection. financial documents and interviews with the hospitals’ financial officers were used for da...

background: screening mammography is an established intervention that leads to early breast cancer detection and reduced mortality. the lebanese ministry of health has initiated yearly awareness campaigns and provided free mammography in multiple centers around the country. methods: the study took place in two major areas of lebanon - beirut and south lebanon. this cross-sectional survey aimed ...

Background: Prediction of breast cancer risk and identifying women who are at high risk of breast cancer, would be a great help for planning and conducting screening programs. The aim of this study was to estimate the 5-year breast cancer risk among women in Isfahan. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 9674 women aged 35-69 years who referred to the Breast Cancer Screening Cen...

background: improvement of attitudes toward breast cancer positively affects the screening behaviors of women. imagery has been shown to have a positive impact on the screening behaviors of women. aim: this study aimed to investigate the effects of breast cancer screening training based on the systematic comprehensive health education and promotion (shep) model on the attitudes and breast self-...

results strong participation was associated with a younger age, higher educational level, higher incomes, previous history of cancer, previous family history of cancer, one or two prior mammographies, more correct recognitions of mammography, recall rate, and breast cancer risk. if the false-positive result occurred, 83.9%, 81.9% and 77.3% of the women agreed or strongly agreed to participate i...

Abstract: Background: Early detection of breast cancer has a direct relationship with women's knowledge about breast cancer and its screening methods. Knowledge, attitude, and behavior of women in Yazd haven't yet surveyed, however breast cancer is one of health institute's priorities. The objective of this study is to survey the knowledge, attitude, and behavior regarding breast cancer screen...

background : participation of iranian women with a family history of breast cancer in breast cancer screening programs is low.this study evaluates compliance of women having a family history of breast cancer with clinical breast exam (cbe) according to stage of trans theoretical model (ttm) and health belief model (hbm).material and methods : in this cross-sectional study, we used persian versi...