The problems encountered by midwives during breast self-examination training

Aydın Avci İ., Ozcan A., Altay B., Çavuşoğlu F.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING, vol.12, no.4, pp.329-333, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejon.2008.02.002
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.329-333
  • Keywords: Midwifery, Breast, self-examination, Education, Problem, TURKISH WOMEN, ADAPTATION
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The second leading cause of cancer death in Turkey, breast cancer accounts for 24% of female cancers, with a crude incidence rate of 7.2 per 100,000 women in 1999. It was determined that breast self-examination (BSE) is carried out effectively if it is taught by a physician or a midwife/nurse.