Breast cancer diagnosis behaviors in women with and without a family history of breast cancer


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TAYLAN S., ÇELİK G. K.

CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.45, no.4, pp.1467-1475, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.17826/cumj.735203
  • Journal Name: CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Academic Search Premier, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1467-1475
  • Keywords: Mammography, Clinical breast examination, breast self-examination, family history, FEAR SCALE, MAMMOGRAPHY, KNOWLEDGE, MODEL, PARTICIPATION, ATTITUDES, RELATIVES, DISTRESS, BELIEFS
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this article was to investigate the relationship between the fear of breast cancer, perceived risk, knowledge of breast cancer, and breast cancer diagnosis behaviors in women with and without a family history of breast cancer.