Brzykcy Kinga, Nowaczyk Piotr, Liwiarska Julia, Waszyk-Nowaczyk Magdalena
Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Care Division, Chair and Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Breast Surgical Oncology Department, Greater Poland Cancer Centre in Poznan, Poznan, Poland.
Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. 2024 Oct 3;29(4):516-522. doi: 10.5603/rpor.101992. eCollection 2024.
One of the most common cancers in women leading to death is breast cancer. The main reason for poor treatment results in Poland is inadequate response to the population-based early detection screening program for breast cancer. Women tend to ignore the initial symptoms, neglect breast self-examinations, and skip regular screening tests, which are crucial for preventing the disease, which is associated with insufficient education on the topic and the deficiency of visible promotional campaigns aimed at encouraging women to undergo regular preventive examinations. Local pharmacies, which are often visited by patients, are a good place to start working on breast cancer prevention. Pharmacists, as trusted health professionals, play a significant role in educating their patients about breast cancer and encouraging women to perform breast self-examinations and undergo mammograms regularly. The aim of this article is to review studies focusing on promotional campaigns for breast cancer awareness that are currently in place or ready to be implemented in pharmacies in many countries. Additionally, we will focus on how pharmacists can educate patients and encourage them to undergo screening tests to prevent breast cancer. This is such a crucial aspect because prevention of cancer is as important as treatment.
导致女性死亡的最常见癌症之一是乳腺癌。在波兰，治疗效果不佳的主要原因是对基于人群的乳腺癌早期检测筛查计划反应不足。女性往往忽视初始症状，忽略乳房自我检查，还不参加定期筛查测试，而这些对于预防该疾病至关重要，这与该主题的教育不足以及缺乏旨在鼓励女性接受定期预防性检查的明显宣传活动有关。患者经常光顾的当地药店是开展乳腺癌预防工作的好起点。药剂师作为受信任的健康专业人员，在教育患者了解乳腺癌以及鼓励女性定期进行乳房自我检查和乳房X光检查方面发挥着重要作用。本文的目的是回顾目前在许多国家的药店中已经开展或准备实施的关于提高乳腺癌意识宣传活动的研究。此外，我们将关注药剂师如何教育患者并鼓励他们接受筛查测试以预防乳腺癌。这是一个至关重要的方面，因为癌症预防与治疗同样重要。
