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[Perception of neoplasms and prophylactic measures]
Anna Pilewska1, Celina Łepecka-Klusek, Marzena Bucholc
1Zakładu Pielegniarstwa Ginekologiczno-Połozniczego, Katedry Macierzyństwa i Prokreacji Akademii Medycznej w Lublinie.
Objectives:
Breast cancer is one of the most frequently medical problems of Polish women.
Design:
The aim of the study was to answer the question, if imagination of neoplasm disease influence the undertaking of prophylactic activity by nurses and midwives.
Materials And Methods:
Study was carried out among 202 female students from the Faculty of Nursing and Health Studies at the University Medical School in Lublin. Study was carried on the basis of the author's questionnaire.
Result:
Nearly half (99, that is 49.0%) respondents associated neoplasm's disease with suffering resulting in death. The majority (146, it means 72.3%) of women said that they had informed others of guidelines on breast self-control. Only 31.7% of respondents wrote that they practise breast self-examination on a regular basis.
Conclusions:
Imagination of neoplasm's disease did not influence regularity of self-examination and undertaking of prophylactic activity against breast cancer.
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