Breast Cancer Awareness among Rural Women in South Indian City

Authors

  • Charanjit Kaur Institute of Nursing, University Regional Centre, Goindwal Sahib, Tarn-Taran, Punjab, India
  • Avondeep Dhaliwal Division of Neurology and Neurosurgery Nursing, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most common leading cause of women deaths worldwide. It is the only knowledge of breast cancer and breast self-examination that can lead to early diagnosis and treatment of women suffering from it to assess the knowledge of women regarding breast cancer and breast self-examination. In a descriptive study of 100 women between age group 20–50 yrs, the data was collected by using structured interview schedule and analysed. The present study found that women had an inadequate knowledge regarding breast cancer and breast self-examination. The study concluded that there is a need to improve the knowledge of women regarding breast cancer and breast self-examination. Hence, self-instructional module was developed to create the awareness of breast cancer and practices of breast self -examination.

Keywords: Breast cancer, rural women, awareness, breast self-examination 

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Kaur C. and Dhaliwal A. Breast Cancer Awareness among Rural Women in South Indian City. Research and Reviews: Journal of Oncology and Hematology. 2016; 5(1): 20–23p.

 

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Published

2016-05-11

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2016)

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Research Articles

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