Improving early detection of breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: why mammography may not be the way forward

E Black, R Richmond - Globalization and health, 2019 - Springer
Background and methods The prevention and control of breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA) is an increasingly critical public health issue. Breast cancer is the most frequent …

Breast self-examination practice and its determinants among women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

YG Yeshitila, GM Kassa, S Gebeyehu, P Memiah… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The survival rate from breast cancer is lowest in African countries and the
distribution of breast self-examination practice of and its determinants are not well …

Awareness of breast cancer and breast self-examination among female undergraduate students in a higher teachers training college in Cameroon

CB Sama, B Dzekem, J Kehbila, CJ Ekabe… - Pan African Medical …, 2017 - ajol.info
Introduction: The incidence of breast cancer (BCa) in Cameroon is on the rise and accounts
for a leading cause of mortality. An understanding of the knowledge and practices on breast …

Assessment of breast self-examination practice and associated factors among female workers in Debre Tabor Town public health facilities, North West Ethiopia, 2018 …

AH Dagne, AD Ayele, EM Assefa - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Although breast Self-Examination is no longer tenable as a standard method to
detect early breast cancer, world health organization recommends breast self-examination …

[HTML][HTML] Awareness and attitudes regarding breast cancer and breast self-examination among female Jordanian students

AK Suleiman - Journal of basic and clinical pharmacy, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Despite huge efforts to increase the level of breast cancer awareness, breast
self-examination (BSE) is still poorly practiced across Jordan. This baseline study aimed to …

Predictors of breast self-examination among female teachers in Ethiopia using health belief model

N Birhane, A Mamo, E Girma, S Asfaw - Archives of Public Health, 2015 - Springer
Background Breast cancer is by far the most frequent cancer of women. It is the second
leading cause of death in women worldwide. Approximately one out of eight women …

Assessment of breast self-examination practice and its associated factors among female undergraduate students in Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia …

MA Getu, MW Kassaw, KG Tlaye… - Breast Cancer: Targets …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background Breast self-examination (BSE) is a simple, very low-cost, non-invasive early
detection method used to detect breast cancer at early stage. It should be done for all …

Breast self-examination and associated factors among women in Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

T Lera, A Beyene, B Bekele, S Abreha - BMC Women's Health, 2020 - Springer
Background The early detection of breast cancer plays an important role in decreasing
morbidity and mortality of breast cancer. Breast self-examination (BSE) is one screening …

Breast self-examination practice and associated factors among women aged 20–70 years attending public health institutions of Adwa town, North Ethiopia

M Abay, G Tuke, E Zewdie, TH Abraha, T Grum… - BMC research …, 2018 - Springer
Objective Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. The incidence of
breast has been increasing in most regions of the world. Regular breast self-examination is …

Breast self-examination practice and associated factors among female healthcare workers in West Shoa Zone, Western Ethiopia 2019: a cross-sectional study

SA Shallo, JD Boru - BMC research notes, 2019 - Springer
Objective Breast cancer is the leading cause of death among reproductive-age women
worldwide and the second leading cause of death among women in Ethiopia. Regular …