A SURVEY AND EVALUATION OF BREAST CANCER AMONG WOMEN IN LOCAL AREA OF KARACH
Authors: Hifza Mehak, Sani.e.Zehra, Kashmala Zainab
Keywords:

Breast Cancer, Early detection, Self-examination of breast, Mammogram, Awareness

 

Abstract

Background: Breast cancer is the propulsive cause of cancer mortality and morbidity around the world. Breast cancer awareness is to energize detection of breast cancer for women. Females with family histories of breast cancer and older women have a much higher risk as compare to other women. Due to mutation in the genes there is the huge risk of breast cancer the point of our consider is to recognize the show status of awareness avoidance, early location, indications, and administration of breast cancer. Usually a concern for ladies with early arrange breast cancer who may have never experienced indications related to the cancer experience pointless treatment.

Methodology: Sample size of our study is around 200. This was a cross-sectional study to evaluate the breast cancer and it is quantitative type of study.

Results: Half of the participants 62.5% did not know about the early diagnosis of breast cancer. Around 22.5% respondents knew the screening method of breast cancer. 7% women had done a mammogram, 9.5% of participants had a family history with breast cancer and 17% with other sorts of cancer like lungs, ovarian, intestinal cancer. Small number of participants of women have knowledge about the mammography which need to be performed once about two years after the age of 40.

Conclusions: The study is to spread the knowledge about the breast cancer. More awareness with respect to breast cancer indications with early discovery and breast self-examination got to address with more data dispersal through social media, campaigns, and association of paramedics and social laborers.

 

Article Type:Conference abstract
Received: 2020-02-09
Accepted: 2020-02-24
First Published:11/12/2024 5:27:28 AM
First Page & Last Page: 29 - 30
Collection Year:2020