Risk of Breast Cancer, Awareness Breast Cancer and Breast Self-Examination Among Young Adult

Abstract

This research is to identify the awareness and self-examination of breast cancer among young adults in Pengkalan Chepa, Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women in Malaysia. About 3,500 breast cancer cases are recognized each year and research has found that breast cancer is most prevalent among women. Breast self-examination (BSE) is a procedure whereby women examine their breasts routinely to recognize any anomalous changes and to look for restorative consideration. Breast self-examination has transformed into a vital tool for the early detection of cancer, particularly in developing nations. This investigation is aimed to determine young adult consciousness of breast selfexamination, phases of progress of BSE conduct, and the related variables among women. Breast self-examination can be performed by women over 20 years of age. The research uses both a primary and secondary source where the data was collected based on a questionnaire among young adults around 19 to 24 years old at Pengkalan Chepa, Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Malaysian women have poor awareness of breast cancer and very few eligible women participate in regular mammograms. The biggest Malaysian populace-based investigation of 10,000 breast cancer patients analyzed between January 2000 and December 2005 by the Health Informatics Center, Ministry of Health Malaysia, the National Cancer Registry and the National Mortality Registry found that the survival rate was 49 percent.