Prevention and early detection of breast cancer: the necessary dialogue

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
11
Article ID: 
21547
5 pages
Research Article

Prevention and early detection of breast cancer: the necessary dialogue

Quésia Maressa Alves dos Santos, Adriana Gomes Nogueira Ferreira, Euzamar de Araújo Silva Santana, Janaina Miranda Bezerra, Floriacy Stabnow Santos, Ismália Cassandra Costa Maia Dias, Juliana Gomes Nogueira Ferreira, Iolanda Graepp Fontoura and Aldo Lopes da Costa Júnior

Abstract: 

Objective: To promote dialogue with women on the prevention and early detection of breast cancer from the perspective of Paulo Freire. Method: Research-action study, culture circles were carried out with 13 women in a women's association in the territory of the Health Strategy of a municipality in the northeast of Brazil. There were three culture circles in which they were addressed: definition, risk factors and prevention of breast cancer during the months of May to July 2016. The information collected was organized and analyzed according to Bardin. The study obeyed the ethical aspects involving human beings. Results: The following categories emerged: Identifying the vocabulary universe of women; Knowledge about breast cancer; Risk factors for breast cancer, knowing to prevent; and secondary prevention of breast cancer as a health promotion strategy. Conclusion: The dialogue promoted in the culture circles enabled the exchange of experiences between participants and the researcher/facilitator, favoring the clarification of doubts and the (de) construction and (re) construction of attitudes related to the early detection and prevention of breast cancer.

DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.37118/ijdr.21547.04.2021
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