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A statewide breast cancer screening project

E A Coleman1, J E Lord, M Bowie

  • 1College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205.

Cancer Nursing
|October 1, 1993
PubMed
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Early breast cancer detection through breast self-examination (BSE) awareness programs can be effective. Training instructors and reaching many women increased public knowledge of BSE

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Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Breast cancer cause is unknown, making prevention impossible.
  • Early detection is crucial for reducing breast cancer mortality rates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the effectiveness of a public awareness project promoting early breast cancer detection.
  • To focus on the impact of breast self-examination (BSE) education.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited and trained 408 instructors in the MammaCare method of BSE.
  • Contacted 87,141 Arkansas women about breast cancer and early detection.
  • Conducted a follow-up survey of 1,300 women.

Main Results:

  • Two women in the survey reported discovering lumps diagnosed as cancer.

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  • 15% of surveyed women returned the follow-up survey.

    • Conclusions:

    • Public awareness projects can promote early detection methods like BSE.
    • Further research is needed to fully evaluate the impact of BSE training programs.