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Practicing Breast Self-Examination Related Knowledge among Women at General Hospitals in Duhok City
Author(s) -
Kawther Mahmood Galary,
Rebar Yahya Abdullah,
Robar A. Majid
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mağallaẗ al-mawṣil li-l-tamrīḍ/mosul journal of nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-0311
pISSN - 2311-8784
DOI - 10.33899/mjn.2020.164725
Subject(s) - family medicine , medicine , breast self examination , breast cancer , health professionals , cross sectional study , mass media , knowledge level , descriptive statistics , health care , nursing , psychology , cancer , advertising , statistics , business , mathematics education , mathematics , pathology , economics , economic growth
Background and aims: Despite the consideration that the Breast Cancer is a preventable cancer, it's still known as the most common cancer among women worldwide. Early detection of it is performed by a medical and self-screening procedure which is Breast Self-Examination (BSE). It makes women more "breast aware", which in turn may lead to an earlier diagnosis of BC. The aims of the study are to assess the level of women’s knowledge regarding practicing BSE, and identify the main reasons regarding

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