Analysis of the attitudes of women from rural and urban areas to non-tumor and tumor breast changes

Abstract

The prospective study, which ran from January 2011 to January 2015, included the respondents who were treated from various non-tumor breast changes and breast tumors. The respondents were divided into 2 groups. First one, group A (280 respondents), consisted of the respondents who are residing in the rural area. Second one, group B (343 respondents), consisted of the respondents who have residence in urban area. The aim is to analyze the attitude to non-tumor diseases and breast tumors by women of rural and urban environment. The observed parameters are the reasons for coming to the breast examination: palpable formation in the breast, regular examination, breast pain, breast swelling and other changes. Parameters to compare the results were time intervals from the detection of palpable formations to examination. There was no statistically significant difference in inflammatory diseases of the breast, except in the case of breast abscess formation which is more common in the group A. A statistically significant difference among the groups was not found in the incidence of benign and / or malignant tumors of the breast, neither. It turned out that immediately after tumor detection by palpation, 4 patients in group A went to examination the next day. Patients in group B went 3 times more often to examination after a few days of the initial palpation of the tumor than patients in group A. There are much more women in group A who after only one year from the moment of palpable formation came to examination. The number of women, who have come to examination after a few months and / or years, is almost identical. Patients in group A have less responsible attitude towards non-tumor diseases and breast tumors, so it is possible for this group to be in higher degree of risk of late diagnosis of malignant tumors.