Breast cancer prevention in women treated at Primary Care Unit

Objective: to describe the profile of women treated at Primary Care Unit and identify the attitudes toward early detection of breast cancer. Methods: exploratory and descriptive research conducted with 40 women aged over 20 years, after nursing consultation. Results: it was verified that a share of...

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Main Authors: Raquel Leda de Arruda, Edvane Dias Teles, Natália Silva Machado, Francisca Jacinta Feitoza de Oliveira, Iolanda Graepp Fontoura, Adriana Gomes Nogueira Ferreira
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Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2015-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2694
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Edvane Dias Teles
Natália Silva Machado
Francisca Jacinta Feitoza de Oliveira
Iolanda Graepp Fontoura
Adriana Gomes Nogueira Ferreira
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Edvane Dias Teles
Natália Silva Machado
Francisca Jacinta Feitoza de Oliveira
Iolanda Graepp Fontoura
Adriana Gomes Nogueira Ferreira
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description Objective: to describe the profile of women treated at Primary Care Unit and identify the attitudes toward early detection of breast cancer. Methods: exploratory and descriptive research conducted with 40 women aged over 20 years, after nursing consultation. Results: it was verified that a share of participants presented risk factors for breast cancer, especially menarche before age 12, 57% (n=23); no breast examination during the consultation, 70% (n=28); and never have done breast examination, 57.5% (n=23). As for performing the self-examination, 80% (n=32) of women said they knew how to do it, of which 65.5% reported performing it monthly, 12.5% never did it, and 23% of women over 40 years did not undergo mammography. Conclusion: we highlight the need to develop effective educational interventions addressing the risk factors and early detection of breast cancer in the health services.
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spelling doaj-art-ef7841821fc746549df1d1894eeb3cdb2025-08-24T12:52:13ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832015-04-01162Breast cancer prevention in women treated at Primary Care UnitRaquel Leda de Arruda0Edvane Dias Teles1Natália Silva Machado2Francisca Jacinta Feitoza de Oliveira3Iolanda Graepp Fontoura4Adriana Gomes Nogueira Ferreira5Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Imperatriz, MA, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Imperatriz, MA, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Imperatriz, MA, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Imperatriz, MA, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Imperatriz, MA, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Imperatriz, MA, Brazil.Objective: to describe the profile of women treated at Primary Care Unit and identify the attitudes toward early detection of breast cancer. Methods: exploratory and descriptive research conducted with 40 women aged over 20 years, after nursing consultation. Results: it was verified that a share of participants presented risk factors for breast cancer, especially menarche before age 12, 57% (n=23); no breast examination during the consultation, 70% (n=28); and never have done breast examination, 57.5% (n=23). As for performing the self-examination, 80% (n=32) of women said they knew how to do it, of which 65.5% reported performing it monthly, 12.5% never did it, and 23% of women over 40 years did not undergo mammography. Conclusion: we highlight the need to develop effective educational interventions addressing the risk factors and early detection of breast cancer in the health services.https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2694NursingBreast NeoplasmsWomen’s HealthBreast Cancer Prevention.
spellingShingle Raquel Leda de Arruda
Edvane Dias Teles
Natália Silva Machado
Francisca Jacinta Feitoza de Oliveira
Iolanda Graepp Fontoura
Adriana Gomes Nogueira Ferreira
Breast cancer prevention in women treated at Primary Care Unit
Rev Rene
Nursing
Breast Neoplasms
Women’s Health
Breast Cancer Prevention.
title Breast cancer prevention in women treated at Primary Care Unit
title_full Breast cancer prevention in women treated at Primary Care Unit
title_fullStr Breast cancer prevention in women treated at Primary Care Unit
title_full_unstemmed Breast cancer prevention in women treated at Primary Care Unit
title_short Breast cancer prevention in women treated at Primary Care Unit
title_sort breast cancer prevention in women treated at primary care unit
topic Nursing
Breast Neoplasms
Women’s Health
Breast Cancer Prevention.
url https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2694
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