ASSESSMENT FOR WOMEN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT RISK FACTORS AMONG FEMALES WITH BREAST CANCER

	ASSESSMENT FOR WOMEN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT RISK FACTORS AMONG FEMALES WITH BREAST CANCER
AL-TAQANI
Article 1, Volume 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 0-0
Abstract
This field study carried out in "radiation and medicine hospital, and Baghdad Teaching hospital "from the period of 15/10/2009 to 15/1/2010 to detect the assessment for women knowledge about risk factors among females with breast cancer. The sample included (50) cases (inpatients and outpatients) of the above mentioned hospitals were involved to data collection through interviews by inquiry papers prepared by researcher (special questionnaire) was in two sections: 1) The demographic information of the data collection with some variables 2) The risk factors of breast cancer in their of view The results showed that the patient already have a good knowledge about the risk factors led to such fatal breast cancer (56%) of the patients mentioned that the low of immunity played the major reason. (42%) stated the excessive fat consuming was the reason, of breast cancer while (36%) said that fatness and the neglecting breast feeding confirmed the disease of breast cancer. The study recommends the necessity of creating and carrying out educational programs to explain the nature and risk factors of this fatal breast cancer and prevail females awareness of the disease showing how to avoid the dangerous disease.

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