Sustainable and cost‐effective teenage breast awareness campaigns: Insights from a Nigerian high school intervention study

CO Ifediora, EC Azuike - Journal of Evaluation in clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background With limited government‐sponsored breast screening programmes in
developing countries, breast awareness remains the only realistic survival hope for millions …

[HTML][HTML] Tackling breast cancer in developing countries: insights from the knowledge, attitudes and practices on breast cancer and its prevention among Nigerian …

CO Ifediora, EC Azuike - Journal of preventive medicine and …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Breast cancer occurrences in developing countries are gradually matching
caucasian levels. Since early detection is linked to reductions in morbidities and mortality …

[HTML][HTML] Breast cancer awareness campaign: will it make a difference?

MSA AbdelHadi - Journal of family and community medicine, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The increased prevalence of breast cancer in recent years characterized by
young age and delayed presentation has alerted women to randomly seek medical advice …

Breast health awareness campaign and screening pilot in a Kenyan County: Findings and lessons

V Mwenda, JP Bor, H Gitungo, L Kirika… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aim Breast cancer is the leading cancer in terms of incidence in
Kenya. We conducted a breast cancer awareness and screening pilot to assess feasibility of …

[HTML][HTML] Breast self-examination and breast cancer awareness in women in developing countries: a survey of women in Buea, Cameroon

MAB Suh, J Atashili, EA Fuh, VA Eta - BMC research notes, 2012 - Springer
Background Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer morbidity and mortality
worldwide. In Cameroon, breast cancer causes as many as 10.7 deaths per 100,000 women …

Breast cancer awareness among women in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review

B AlRajhi, FF Aljadani, SR Almarwan… - … Cancer: Targets and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent cancer worldwide, and second most
common cause of cancer-related deaths among women worldwide. Early detection of BC …

[HTML][HTML] Improving knowledge about breast cancer and breast self examination in female Nigerian adolescents using peer education: a pre-post interventional study

AE Sadoh, C Osime, DU Nwaneri, BC Ogboghodo… - BMC women's …, 2021 - Springer
Background Prevention of BC of which the cornerstone is creating awareness and early
detection is important in adolescents and young women because of their worse outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] Exploration and Assessment of breast cancer awareness in the Saudi population: a cross-sectional study

DA Elmaghraby, AM Al ben Hamad… - Clinical and …, 2023 - imrpress.com
Background: Breast cancer represents a considerable health burden and is a leading cause
of mortality among women. Despite the availability of screening methods, many women …

[HTML][HTML] Breast cancer knowledge and breast self-examination practices among female university students in Kampala, Uganda: a descriptive study

K Godfrey, T Agatha, J Nankumbi - Oman Medical Journal, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The purpose of the study was to assess female university students' knowledge of
breast cancer risk factors, signs and symptoms, and identify breast self-examination (BSE) …

Evaluation of the impact of a breast cancer awareness program in rural Ghana: A cross‐sectional survey

M Mena, B Wiafe‐Addai, C Sauvaget… - … journal of cancer, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Community awareness is crucial to early detection of breast cancer in low‐and middle‐
income countries. In Ghana 60% of the cases are detected at late stages. Breast Care …