Breast cancer in Iran: an epidemiological review

SM Mousavi, A Montazeri, MA Mohagheghi… - The breast …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer is one of the most frequent malignancies among Iranian women, however; the
epidemiological aspects of breast cancer among Iranian patients are uncertain. A literature …

Health system barriers influencing timely breast cancer diagnosis and treatment among women in low and middle-income Asian countries: evidence from a mixed …

A Afaya, S Ramazanu, OA Bolarinwa… - BMC Health Services …, 2022 - Springer
Background Globally, breast cancer is the most common cancer type and the leading cause
of cancer mortality among women in developing countries. A high prevalence of late breast …

Breast cancer in Iran: need for greater women awareness of warning signs and effective screening methods

A Montazeri, M Vahdaninia, I Harirchi… - Asia Pacific family …, 2008 - Springer
Background Breast cancer remains an important public health problem. This study aimed to
investigate about female knowledge of breast cancer and self-reported practice of breast self …

Awareness of breast cancer risk factors and practice of breast self examination among high school students in Turkey

Ö Karayurt, D Özmen, AÇ Çetinkaya - BMC public health, 2008 - Springer
Background Young breast cancer patients have a lower rate of survival than old breast
cancer patients due to being diagnosed at advanced stages. Breast self-examination makes …

Prediction of breast self-examination in a sample of Iranian women: an application of the Health Belief Model

SS Tavafian, L Hasani, T Aghamolaei, S Zare… - BMC women's …, 2009 - Springer
Background Iranian women, many of whom live in small cities, have limited access to
mammography and clinical breast examinations. Thus, breast self examination (BSE) …

Delayed presentation in breast cancer: a study in Iranian women

A Montazeri, M Ebrahimi, N Mehrdad, M Ansari… - BMC women's …, 2003 - Springer
Background A cross sectional study was conducted in Tehran Iran to examine the extent of
patient delay and associated factors in the presentation of breast cancer. Methods A group …

[PDF][PDF] Breast cancer screening among females in Iran and recommendations for improved practice: a review

GR Babu, G Samari, SP Cohen… - Asian Pac J Cancer …, 2011 - researchgate.net
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer amongst women, in Iran comprising
21.4% of female cancers. There are several screening modalities for breast cancer including …

[PDF][PDF] Cancer epidemiology and control in North-Western and Central Asia-past, present and future.

MA Moore, S Eser, N Igisinov, S Igisinov… - Pancreas, 2010 - academia.edu
Abstract The North-Western and Central region of Asia stretches from Turkey through
Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, to Iran and Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan …

A survey of breast cancer knowledge and attitude in Iranian women

N Nafissi, M Saghafinia, MHK Motamedi… - Journal of cancer …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer among Iranian women. It is
recommended that women be under national screening for early detection of cases to …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge and behavior regarding breast cancer screening among female teachers in Selangor, Malaysia

P Parsa, M Kandiah, NAM Zulkefli… - Asian Pacific journal of …, 2008 - academia.edu
A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the knowledge and practices of 425
female secondary school teachers from 20 selected secondary schools in Selangor …