A survey on the knowledge of breast cancer and adoption of breast self-examination among female undergraduate students of Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, IIUM Kuantan

• Main Authors: Saidin, Nursyahirah, Moey, Soo Foon
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia. 2018
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform; RC270 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology-Cancer and Other Malignant Neoplasms-Therapeutics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/68388/15/68388_A%20survey%20on%20the%20knowledge%20of%20breast%20cancer%20and%20adoption_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/68388/16/68388_A%20survey%20on%20the%20knowledge%20of%20breast%20cancer%20and%20adoption_article_1.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/68388/; http://journals.iium.edu.my/ijahs/index.php/IJAHS/article/view/173
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Introduction: Many studies had been carried out on breast cancer awareness and the practice of breast self-examination (BSE). However, few studies had been conducted on the level of knowledge of breast cancer and the adoption of BSE amongst female undergraduate students. Even though, younger women...