background: breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. screening can reduce the rate of cancer and mortality. the aim of this study is description of screening programs about breast masses with clinical and para clinical examination. methods: this is a descriptive study on 952 women who had volunteered or were referred to tabriz behbood hospital during one-year period. data was collected...

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer found in women, and screening is the best way to make an early diagnosis. The aim of this study was to determine the rate of screening mammography and related variables in the mammography center of Mousavi Hospital, located in Zanjan, Iran. Methods: This was a prospective descriptive study. Study sample size was 526 women who were selected by...

The fact that the development of breast cancer is linked to repeated or sustained exposure to high blood estrogen levels has raised obvious concern that reproductive hormones particularly estrogen, might increase the risk of breast cancer development. While, the general consensus is that overall; IVF is not associated with an increased risk for development of breast cancer, a recent report publ...

background the mammograms and papanicolaou (pap) test of women aged 25 to 64 years are iran’s national strategy for breast and cervical cancer screening, respectively. widespread primary care services are supplied through a network of primary health centers; nonetheless, little is known about breast and cervical cancer screening-related practices among healthcare workers in hospitals. objective...

background: breast cancer is the most common type of cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women. however, if detected in early stages, the disease is controllable. in view of the important role of women's beliefs and the necessity of performing screening behaviors in early detection of breast cancer, this study was carried out to determine the psycho-cognitive factors affe...

Background & aim: Breast cancer is recognized as the most common type of cancer among Iranian women. Cancer screening and early diagnosis are among the most effective strategies to reduce the associated mortality and healthcare costs. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to investigate the level of knowledge and practice of breast cancer screening among women referred to hospitals affiliated ...

abstract breast cancer is one of the major health problems of the eastern world. regardless of the survival rate improvement with progression in screening and adjuvant systemic therapies, still one – third of the patients with primary breast cancer have recurrence of micro metastasis after 10 years.  it is important to discover a reliable biomarker for detection of breast cancer. the underlying...

Background and aims: The mortality rate for breast cancer is directly related to the stage of disease at diagnosis. The present study was aimed to determine the factors influencing on knowledge, attitudes, and practices in women with breast cancer and its screening methods. Methods: In a cross- sectional study, we evaluated 383 women who referred to healt...