Abstract
Now a days, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in December 2020 states that Breast cancer is the number one common cancer around the world and it has surpassed lung cancer occurrence. WHO and IARC in 2020 have decided to join hands in eradicating or minimising deaths caused due to breast cancer by creating an awareness of breast health, early diagnosis and providing quality care to everyone in need. The occurrence of cancer has not gone down but doubled in the last 20 years. It was estimated to be 10 million in 2000 but has raised to an alarming 19.3 million in 2020. Currently it is projected that 20% of the world population will develop cancer. It is an utmost significant fact that Breast among other cancers can be cured if detected well in advance. The present study aimed to analyse the awareness about self- examination to find out the breast cancer among the female. The participants were patients and their relatives in a government hospital (n=100). Only, 24% of them had showed adequate knowledge on self-examination and 51% having known about it but, not on practicing. The remaining, 25% of even did not know about such a method. This study showed that the important of creating awareness among women, especially, on the illiterates.
Highlights
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in December 2020 states that Breast cancer is the number one common cancer around the world and it has surpassed lung cancer occurrence
It is projected that 20% of the world population will develop cancer
The present study was designed to analyse the awareness among women about breast self-examination and breast cancer
Summary
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in December 2020 states that Breast cancer is the number one common cancer around the world and it has surpassed lung cancer occurrence. The occurrence of cancer has not gone down but doubled in the last 20 years. It is projected that 20% of the world population will develop cancer. In 2020, 1,392,179 are said to develop cancer in India alone; the most common cancers being breast, lung, mouth, cervix uteri, and tongue. It is reported that 57% of breast cancers were detected only in their advanced stages [2]. It is an utmost significant fact that Breast cancer among other cancers can be cured if detected well in advance
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