Atefeh Moridi - Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS), Tehran, Iran
Sudabeh Mahmoodi - Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS), Tehran, Iran
Nayereh Rahmati - Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS), Tehran, Iran
Marzieh Fathi - Department of , Faculty of , Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Zahra Naeiji - Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS), Tehran, Iran

Background & Objective: Awareness of breast cancer risk factors, clinical presentations and screening rules and methods may encourage women to use preventive measures more commonly.  Materials & Methods: A total of ۶۹۱ women from general population were interviewed using a standardized questionnaire. Demographic data, level of awareness about risk factors, presentations and screening the breast cancer and their general perception about the treatment’s efficacy were evaluated. Results: Of the participants, ۴۵.۷% had “good” knowledge about the presentations of breast cancer while the level of awareness was “good” in ۱۹.۲% of them in field of risk factors (statistically significant difference). As only about ۱۶% of them knew that women should perform breast self-examination once a month and about ۱۵% of them were aware of the screening role of the annual clinician performed breast examination. Conclusion: Most of our participants had statistically significant lower level of knowledge about the risk factors and screening rules and tools of breast cancer than its clinical presentation.

Awareness, Breast cancer, Presentations, Screening, Risk factors