The nurse and early diagnosis of breast cancer in a family health unit from recife

Objective: verify the actions of a nurse regarding the early breast cancer diagnosis in a family health unit from Recife/PE. Methods: this an exploratory and descriptive study with a quantitative approach performed with 40 women attended in a Family Health Unit (USF- Unidade de Saúde da Família in Portuguese) at Cafesópolis Sanitary District IV, city of Recife/PE. The data collection was through a structured questionnaire with multiple choices questions during from November to December in 2015. The same questions were processed in a microcomputer, on the software Microsoft Office Excel 2010, presented on a chart and analyzed with simple descriptive statistics. Results: it was possible to notice that 100% of the women agreed the self-examination is important; related to the awareness about the disease, 87,5% of the women are sure the disease is acquired genetically, and that 67,5% of the women attended at the USF did not have information from the professional nurse. Conclusion: With the results obtained, it is possible to conclude the population is very needy of information about breast cancer, and there is no clarification from the nurse to these women attended.