Quranic texts and hadiths to clear misconceptions in encouraging breast cancer screening among Muslim women

• Main Authors: Hashi, Abdurezak Abdulahi, Moey, Soo Foon, Mohamad Firdaus, Mohamad Ismail, Sowtali, Siti Noorkhairina, Norfariha, Che Mohamed
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pusat Pembangunan Penyelidikan, Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor (KUIS) 2023
• Subjects: RT Nursing; RT85 Nursing Ethics; RT85.2 Religious aspects
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/104897/2/104897_Quranic%20texts%20and%20hadiths%20to%20clear%20misconceptions.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/104897/; https://jpi.kuis.edu.my/index.php/jpi/article/view/234/176
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Breast cancer (BC) among women is the most prevalent cancer globally. Muslim women tend to have a poorer survival rate compared to other ethnicities due to late detection and late stage of BC detection. Factors cited for maladaptation of BC screening include religiosity, spirituality, fatalistic bel...