Awareness of breast cancer among female students at adesh university Bathinda, Punjab, India

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International Journal of Development Research

Awareness of breast cancer among female students at adesh university Bathinda, Punjab, India

Abstract: 

Carcinoma of the breast is the leading cause of death in women aged 30 years and above. It reduces the life expectancy of the population at risk especially those between 31 and 50. The incidence of breast cancer is rising rapidly in the population group that used to enjoy low incidence of the disease. Majority of the patients present late in the hospital. It is therefore pertinent to assess the level of awareness and knowledge of breast cancer. The purpose of the study to assess the level of awareness of breast cancer among female students at Adesh University Bathinda, Punjab, India. Self administered questionnaire was distributed to the 201 subjects which consist 10-15 questions, out of 201 participants, most of the students had knowledge about the early signs and symptoms of breast cancer.65% were aware about the risk factors and only 39.8% of the female students know about the exact timing for performing BSE and about 56.7 were familiar with the procedure of BSE. In conclusion, majority of the respondents were not aware about the role of physiotherapy in breast cancer and the knowledge and understanding of the disease was very low.

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