the present research is a field study in order to investigate scale and ways of doing breast self examination (bse). 270 nurses employed by the medical sciences university’s hospitals related to the ministry of health, and medical education in city of tehran are selected and involved in research on the basis of simple random sampling. the data collection tool was a protrayed questionnaire which...

objective: to assess the level of awareness on breast cancer among women of reproductive age. materials and methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in opd of dhaka medical college hospital among the 175 respondents by face to face interview using pretested semi structured questionnaire. results: one forth (23%) aged 21-25 years, mostly muslim (86.3%), housewives (72.57%), had...

background and purpose: after lung cancer, breast cancer, among the prevalent cancers of the world is of the most widespread disease among women. it is the most common cause of mortality among women. this study aimed to analyze the results using breast cancer screening methods among women over 20 years old. materials and methods: the present study is a cross-sectional-descriptive research. the ...

introduction: many training programs have been conducted, aiming to encourage women to perform breast self-examination for early detection of breast cancer. this study aimed to review studies performed on efficacy of educational interventions to correct women’s behavior in breast self-examination. method : through systematic search of medline and isi web of science databanks to retrieve title...

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)...

of the ways to fight breast cancer and reduce deaths hazard due to early detection is one of early detection programs in women's breast self- examination. examining breast by oneself increase individuals knowledge of her breast health that helps in detecting breast cancer early. different cultural, social, family and individual factors play roles in women's behavior about breast self- examinati...

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-...

introduction: breast neoplasia is the most common cancer among women in both developed and developing countries. over 1.15 million women in the world detecting with breast neoplasia each year and the mortality rate is 502,000 cases from this cancer. the purpose of this study was to describe how iranian women perform breast self-examination. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study 4...