Breast cancer awareness, attitude and screening practices in Nigeria: A systematic review

O Taiwo, O Tunde - Clinical Reviews and Opinions, 2016 - academicjournals.org
Previous research on the breast cancer awareness, attitude and screening practices has
produced divergent results. This systematic review aimed to summarise evidence and to …

Breast cancer awareness, knowledge and screening practice among women resident in an urban local government area of Oyo State, Nigeria

A Idowu, SA Olowookere, A Olumide, GO Popoola… - Journal of Cancer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Breast cancer has emerged as the most common female malignancy globally
and in Nigeria in the past few decades. Little is currently known at the household level about …

[HTML][HTML] Breast cancer: The perspective of Northern Nigerian women

SO Azubuike, UO Celestina - International journal of preventive …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The rising incidence of breast cancer is complicated by late presentation,
which marks breast cancer diagnosis in Nigeria with about 70% of cases presenting at …

Breast cancer knowledge and screening practices among women in selected rural communities of Nigeria

AE Olowokere, AC Onibokun, OA Oluwatosin - 2012 - repository.ui.edu.ng
Globally, the devastation that befalls women diagnosed of breast cancer remains
inestimable. Early detection remains a major effective approach that should be employed to …

Breast Cancer Risk factor awareness and utilization of screening program: A cross-sectional study among women in the Northern Emirates.

P Hegde, J Pande, HH Adly, P Shetty… - The Gulf journal of …, 2018 - europepmc.org
Background Breast cancer is the principal cause of cancer deaths among women
worldwide. Among Emirati females, breast cancer ranked first accounting for 23.1% of the …

Awareness and breast cancer risk factors: perception and screening practices among females in a tertiary institution in Southwest Nigeria

AI Olugbenga-Bello, EA Oladele, TO Bello… - Nigerian …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Aims and objectives:: This study is aimed at assessing the practices of breast cancer
screening and risk perception of women of reproductive age group in a tertiary institution in …

Breast cancer awareness, risk factors and screening practices among future health professionals in Ghana: A cross-sectional study

S Osei-Afriyie, AK Addae, S Oppong, H Amu… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Like many other women in the developing world, the practice of breast cancer
screening among Ghanaian women is unsatisfactory. As a result, many cases are …

Breast cancer screening awareness and practice among women in Sagamu local government area, South-Western Nigeria: a community based study.

OE Amoran, TO Toyobo, OK Fatugase - 2014 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Introduction: Breast cancer is the leading female malignancy in the world and the second
principal cause of cancer deaths in women worldwide. It has a poorer outcome among …

Knowledge, attitudes and practices toward breast cancer screening in a rural South African community

DU Ramathuba, CT Ratshirumbi, TM Mashamba - Curationis, 2015 - journals.co.za
Objectives: The study assessed the knowledge, attitudes and breast cancer screening
practices amongst women aged 30-65 years residing in a rural South African community …

[PDF][PDF] Breast cancer awareness and breast examination practices among women in a Niger Delta hospital

EA Sule - CJM Res, 2011 - Citeseer
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: There is a high proportion of advanced breast tumors in
Nigerian women with consequent mortality. In the absence of a population based screening …