[HTML][HTML] Breast self-examination practice among female secondary school students in Osogbo, Western Nigeria

IN Usman, SO Olanrewaju… - European Journal of …, 2020 - ejmed.org.ejece.org
Background: Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer affecting women worldwide.
It comprises 22.9% of invasive cancers in women and 16% of all female cancers. It affects …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge of breast cancer and practice of self-breast examination among female undergraduates in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

OO Motilewa, US Ekanem, CA Ihesie - Int J Community Med Public …, 2015 - academia.edu
Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer globally, and in Nigeria the
incidence of the disease has increased over the last two decades. Breast self-examination …

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Breast Self Examination among Female Students of a Tertiary Institution in Sokoto, North-West Nigeria.

H Adamu, K Shuaibu, AN Adamu - 2016 - pesquisa.bvsalud.org
Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Early detection
and prompt treatment offers the greatest chance of survival. We described the knowledge …

Breast self examination-a necessary preventive tool: knowledge and practice among students of college of education Gindiri, Plateau state

HA Agbo, MP Chingle, EA Envuladu, AI Zoakah - Jos Journal of Medicine, 2012 - ajol.info
Background: Breast cancer a non-communicable disease is a fast growing epidemic in most
part of the world more importantly in the developing countries like Nigeria. Study objective …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of practice of breast self-examination: A study among female undergraduates of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria

EN Ossai, BN Azuogu, IO Ogaranya… - Nigerian journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Breast cancer is the most common female cancer in both developed and
developing countries. This study was designed to determine the predictors of practice of …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge of breast cancer and practice of breast self examination among female senior secondary school students in Abuja, Nigeria

AR Isara, CI Ojedokun - J prev med hyg, 2011 - core.ac.uk
Introduction. Breast cancer is a public health problem that is increasing throughout the world
especially in developing countries. The study was aimed at assessing the knowledge of …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge and practice of breast self-examination among female undergraduates in south-eastern Nigeria

ECI Casmir, NE Anyalewechi, ISN Onyeka, ACO Agwu… - Health, 2015 - scirp.org
Breast disease often presents as palpable masses (lumps), inflammatory lesions, nipple
secretion, or mammography abnormalities; and this can be easily treated when discovered …

[PDF][PDF] Practice of breast selfexamination among young adults in tertiary institutions in Ilorin, north central Nigeria

AG Salaudeen, TM Akandem, OI Musa - Res J Med Sci, 2009 - researchgate.net
Detection of breast cancer at the earliest possible time followed by appropriate treatment is
the logical goal in the pursuit of cure of carcinoma of the breast. This is a descriptive …

[PDF][PDF] Breast self examination among secondary school teachers in South-South, Nigeria: a survey of perception and practice

TE Alice, O Philomena - Journal of Public Health and …, 2014 - academicjournals.org
Breast cancer continues to claim the lives of hundreds of women all over the world inspite of
the existence of simple to perform procedures that could ensure the early detection of breast …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self-examination (BSE) among female undergraduates in the University of Uyo, southern Nigeria

EI Akpanekpo - Evo J Public Health, 2017 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT Introduction: Breast Self-Examination (BSE) is a technique in which a woman
examines her own breasts by seeing and feeling with fingers to detect breast lump. The …