Measurement of the knowledge level about breast self-exam among the female employees of a university hospital, Turkey

• Main Authors: Hamide Şişman (Author), Refiye Özgen (Author), Dudu Baysal (Author), Nuriye Sarιakçalι (Author), Sibel Öztürk (Author), Pιnar Kum (Author), Derya Gürel (Author), Derya Kanarιģ (Author), Evren Aslaner (Author), Yasemin Akιl (Author), Meral Günaldι (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Periodic mammography, clinical breast examination and breast self-exam (BSE) facilitate getting a therapeutic response and improve disease prognosis, by leading to early diagnosis of the breast cancer. Methods: The study included a total of 618 women working in Çukurova University, Facul...