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1Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. priyanyadav@yahoo.co.in
Objectives:
To determine awareness about breast cancer and its risk factors.
Study Design:
Community based prospective cross sectional analysis.
Setting:
College-going younger age group women of Rajasthan, with women's knowledge about breast cancer, risk factors, treatment, detection and preventive modalities as main outcome measures.
Results:
All the respondents had heard of breast cancer. Awareness about breast mass/lump to be cardinal symptom of breast cancer was true for 65% of respondents. The main early diagnostic modality mammography was known by 19% of respondents while 49% aware about ultrasonography. Some 28% of the women were not aware about self breast examination.
Conclusions:
Women do have knowledge deficits about breast cancer and various related factors.
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