Some causes that hinder the prophylaxis of breast cancer

Abstract

Introduction: Prophylaxis of breast cancer is one of the most important measures to limit this disease. Finding and eliminating the reasons, leading to its deterioration ensures its success.

Purpose: To identify some of the reasons that lead to difficulties in breast cancer prevention in women.

Material and methods: 1102 women aged 20-65 live in the regions - Varna, Dobrich, Silistra and Shumen. The survey covers the period January 2013 - March 2015. Sociological methods - document analysis, survey method; statistical methods. A personal (questionnaire) is used for conducting the survey. The data were statistically processed through SPSS v. 20.0 and are represented graphically.

Results and Discussion: The study shows that only 47.50% of the respondents had been involved in breast cancer prevention. There is a difference in the proportion of prophylactic examinations in different age groups (χ2 = 37,38; p<0,001). The results show that women above 46 years are more often involved in breast prophylaxis. It was found that women with a lower level of education were seen much less often than those with college and university education. Another significant cause of the prophylaxis of this type of cancer is the place of residence, with roughly half (49.10%) of the respondents in rural areas not conducting such examinations. Nearly half (49.60%) of women said they had difficulty performing prophylactic breast examinations that prevented them from participating in prevention. Nonetheless, respondents stated serious readiness to participate in the ongoing breast cancer prevention.