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العنوان
Acceptance of Breast self –Examination Among Females in Urban and Rural Areas in Menofiya Governorate
الناشر
Medicine / Menofiya
المؤلف
Nora abdelhady Khalil
هيئة الاعداد
باحث / Nora Abdelhady Khalil
مشرف / Taghreed Mohammed Farahat
مناقش / Sherif Mohammed Salah El-Din Abdel Salam
مناقش / Omayma Abu Elfath Mahrous
تاريخ النشر
2007
عدد الصفحات
91
اللغة
الإنجليزية
الدرجة
ماجستير
التخصص
الطب
تاريخ الإجازة
1/1/2007
مكان الإجازة
جامعة المنوفية - كلية الطب - Family medicine
الفهرس
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Abstract

Breast cancer is the most common cancer found in women screening for breast cancer is of paramount importance as it allows for early detection of the cancer in its early stage with better prognosis and successful treatment. Clinical breast self-
Examination . Breast self-examination is simple method of screening and has the advantage of being performed by the woman herself. The goal of breast self-examination as with clinical breast examination is to detect palpable tumor, an additional role of breast self-examination is to increase awareness of normal breast composition, so that there is heightened awareness of any breast changes. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self- examination among females from urban and rural areas, and to study their acceptance to breast self-examination before and after health education program This study was conducted in two family health centers, family health center of Suzan Mubark Menofiya University Hospital in Manshat Soultan ( represent the rural area) and the Southern Health Center in Shebin El-kom city (represent the urban area) .