Knowledge of women and men about breast cancer prevention

Najdyhor, Ewa; Krajewska-Kułak, Elżbieta; Krajewska-Ferishah, Katarzyna

doi:10.17772/gp/1551

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“…However, these results were not observed in all studies. Three other Polish studies, as well as a British study, revealed a correlation only between the level of knowledge and education [7,10,12]. In Brazil, only family history of breast cancer increased the level of knowledge about breast cancer risk factors [38].…”

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“…Other known factors were modifiable factors, such as smoking (17.5%), diet (9.1%), being overweight, obesity, and lifestyle (8.3%). In other studies, smoking was among the 3 most frequently mentioned factors [6,10,15], sometimes along with alcohol consumption. Unfortunately, lack of knowledge about the risk factors leads to underestimation of breast cancer risk.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…In Brazil, only family history of breast cancer increased the level of knowledge about breast cancer risk factors [38]. In Greece, low breast is the most common one [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. Other known factors were modifiable factors, such as smoking (17.5%), diet (9.1%), being overweight, obesity, and lifestyle (8.3%).…”

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“…Almost 50% of women in our study claimed that they gained their knowledge from websites and over 18% from television; other means of knowledge that were listed by more than 10% of respondents were books, their physician, and magazines. Generally, in Poland, the main source of knowledge was media [7,8,10,15,29,30] and brochures [7,10]. In one study, which revealed a higher percentage of women who gained knowledge from a physician and a nurse (22.2% and 22%, respectively), 50% of the respondents were nurses.…”

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Knowledge of primary and secondary prevention of breast cancer among Polish women

Nowak¹,

Brzuszkiewicz²,

Ścisło³

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Introduction:The most common malignant cancer in women, and the second cause of female deaths by oncological reasons in Poland, is breast cancer. The aim of this study was to assess whether breast cancer prevention programs in Poland have influenced Polish women's knowledge of this subject. Material and methods: The study was conducted through a questionnaire assessing participants' demographic and social data, verifying their knowledge of risk factors and breast cancer prevention, and determining the sources of participants' knowledge. A total of 201 Polish women aged 20-70 years took part in the study. The sole exclusion criterion was a previous history of breast cancer. Results: Most women identified genetic mutations as a predisposing risk for breast cancer (55.2%), followed by smoking (11.4%). 79.6% of women were able to list at least one method of breast examination, with mammography being the most mentioned (62.2%). 81.1% of respondents correctly identified mammograms as the screening test of choice. Most participants (67.7%) knew that self-examination should be performed once every month. While the majority of women acknowledged the importance of regular medical examination by a specialist (85.6%), only 48.8% knew how frequently it should be performed. The study revealed a statistically significant relationship between the level of knowledge and the level of education, previous history of benign breast lesions, and family history of breast cancer. Conclusions: Polish women's knowledge of breast cancer risk factors and prevention remains lacking. Prevention programs offering more information regarding breast cancer risk factors and screening programs are still needed.

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“…It was shown that this group of diseases leads the highest level of anxiety among the respondents [ 11 ]. Moreover, according to the results of another survey conducted in Poland, 66% of Polish women indicated anxiety as the reason for not undergoing screening mammography [ 12 ].…”

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Breast cancer screening programmes in selected European countries and Poland

Adam

Dera

Szlachcic

et al. 2021

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Breast neoplasms are the most common malignant tumors among women. In recent years breast cancer incidence rate has increased. Due to this fact the European Union presents evidence-based guidelines on breast cancer screening and diagnosis. Recommended and commonly used screening test is mammography. The effectiveness of prophylaxis is measured by a decrease in breast cancer mortality rate. Detailed recommendations in EU member countries differ from those presented by the EU institutions. This paper compares the screening programme in Poland to screening programmes in other EU members. The evaluation considers compliance with European screening guidelines and changes in mortality rates since the introduction of the screening programs. General guidelines in Poland are close to European ones. However, some Polish health centers still use analog mammography instead of recommended digital mammography. Furthermore, mortality rate changes in Poland maintain on a constant level due to women’s reluctant participation in screening tests.

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Knowledge of women and men about breast cancer prevention

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Knowledge of primary and secondary prevention of breast cancer among Polish women

Knowledge of primary and secondary prevention of breast cancer among Polish women

Neglected malignant neoplasms with cutaneous involvement

Breast cancer screening programmes in selected European countries and Poland

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