Open AccessBreast cancer prevention in women treated at Primary Care Unit
Author(s) -
Raquel Leda de Arruda,
Edvane Dias Teles,
Natália Silva Machado,
Francisca Jacinta Feitoza de Oliveira,
Iolanda Graepp Fontoura,
Adriana Gomes Nogueira Ferreira
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
rev rene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2175-6783
pISSN - 1517-3852
DOI - 10.15253/2175-6783.2015000200002
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , primary care , psychological intervention , family medicine , gynecology , breast examination , exploratory research , unit (ring theory) , cancer , obstetrics , nursing , mammography , psychology , mathematics education , sociology , anthropology
Objective: to describe the profile of women treated at Primary Care Unit and identify the attitudes toward early detectionof breast cancer. Methods: exploratory and descriptive research conducted with 40 women aged over 20 years, afternursing consultation. Results: it was verified that a share of participants presented risk factors for breast cancer, especiallymenarche before age 12, 57% (n=23); no breast examination during the consultation, 70% (n=28); and never have donebreast examination, 57.5% (n=23). As for performing the self-examination, 80% (n=32) of women said they knew how todo it, of which 65.5% reported performing it monthly, 12.5% never did it, and 23% of women over 40 years did not undergomammography. Conclusion: we highlight the need to develop effective educational interventions addressing the risk factorsand early detection of breast cancer in the health services.