Evaluation on the Practice and Behaviour of Women Applied for Gynecology Outpatient Clinics About Screening Methods for Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

Hocaoglu M., Ersahin A. A., AKDENİZ E.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH, cilt.13, sa.3, ss.150-155, 2017 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/ejbh.2017.3230
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BREAST HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.150-155
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Breast cancer, mammography, breast self-exam, clinical breast exam, ultrasound imaging, SELF-EXAMINATION, KNOWLEDGE, MORTALITY, MAMMOGRAPHY, AWARENESS, PROGRAM, EUROPE
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Breast self-examination (BSE), clinical breast exam (CBE), mammography and ultrasound imaging (UI) are screening methods used for early diagnosis of breast cancer (BC). The purpose of this study is to put forth the utilization frequency of these screening methods among women presenting to the gynecology outpatient clinics and the relation of these data with the socio-demographic characteristics of the women.