Üçüncü Muhammed Zübeyr, Üçüncü Merve Müge, Toprak Dilek
Florence Nightingale Surgery Department, Istanbul, Türkiye. Email:
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2018 Nov 29;19(11):3179-3185. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2018.19.11.3179.
Background: Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in Turkey and worldwide, and is ranked as the second-leading cause of death in women after lung cancer. Early diagnosis of breast cancer is possible, and breast cancer is included in cancer-screening programs in Turkey. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and behaviour of young women (older than 20 years of age) on breast self-examination and breast cancer screening methods, and to determine the effect of sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: A total of 489 patients were included in the study. The mean age of participants was 36.53 ± 11.22 years. 346 (70.8%) of the participants were married. The study was a cross-sectional, non-randomized study in public health. The participants in this study were women over 20 years old, who presented to Arnavutkoy State Hospital General surgery policlinic and Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Family Medicine policlinic. Results: The rate and duration of breastfeeding were higher among participants living in rural areas than those living in urban areas (p<0.001) The awareness of breast cancer increased as the level of education increased (p<0.001). Having a family history of a high incidence of breast cancer significantly increased the rate of breast self examination practice by 1.93 fold (p=0.016). Conclusion: Breast Cancer is a disease that can be treated 100 % with early diagnosis. Primary care physicians especially works in lower socioeconomic conditions have to tell the importance of early diagnosis of breast cancer, and properly explain breast self examination and other screening tools.
乳腺癌是土耳其和全球女性中最常被诊断出的癌症，是继肺癌之后女性的第二大死因。乳腺癌早期诊断是可行的，且在土耳其的癌症筛查项目中包含乳腺癌筛查。本研究的目的是评估年轻女性（20岁以上）对乳房自我检查和乳腺癌筛查方法的知识、态度和行为，并确定社会人口统计学特征的影响。方法：本研究共纳入489名患者。参与者的平均年龄为36.53±11.22岁。346名（70.8%）参与者已婚。该研究是一项公共卫生领域的横断面、非随机研究。本研究的参与者为20岁以上的女性，她们前往阿尔纳武特科伊州立医院普通外科门诊和锡斯利哈米迪耶埃特法尔家庭医学门诊就诊。结果：农村地区参与者的母乳喂养率和持续时间高于城市地区参与者（p<0.001）。随着教育水平的提高，对乳腺癌的认识也有所提高（p<0.001）。有乳腺癌高发家族史显著使乳房自我检查的实施率提高了1.93倍（p=0.016）。结论：乳腺癌是一种通过早期诊断可实现100%治愈的疾病。尤其是在社会经济条件较低地区工作的初级保健医生必须告知乳腺癌早期诊断的重要性，并正确解释乳房自我检查和其他筛查工具。
