Maryam Ataollahi - Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran

Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy that affects women, and Given the prevalence and importance of breast cancer, a study was designed to compare Social Support and Perceived Stress in women with and without breast cancer referred to Mahdieh MRI & CT Scan center in Hamedan in 2013. Methods: This cross-sectional study is conducted on 116 women with breast cancer and 116 women without breast cancer referred to Mahdieh MRI & CT Scan center of Hamadan (Iran) in 2013 using Randomsampling method. Data have been collected with percived social support and percived stress Questionnaire and processed with SPSS-17 software using descriptive statistics and Mann-Whitney, independent t, and chi-square tests Results: Results obtained from data analysis showed that there was statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of Perceived Stress (p<0/04), but no relationship was observed between breast cancer and Perceived Social Support. Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrated impact of Stress on reducing the risk of breast cancer. Therefore, improving awareness is necessary for women

Breast cancer, Social Support, Perceived Stress, Lifestyle