Impact of Awareness on Health Status of Breast Cancer Patients
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2019-04
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International Society for Contemporary Medical Research
Abstract
Introduction: Brest Cancer is the second most commontype of Cancer after lung Cancer. Hence, it is necessary tobring etiology, symptoms of awareness in the women aboutthe breast Cancer. It is more important to the women whoare affected with the Breast Cancer to be aware about thetreatment, appropriate diet during the treatment, side effectsof therapy and their remedies and precautions after treatment.This study was conducted to assess the impact of awarenessabout the disease on the health status of breast cancer patients.Material and methods: A sample of 300 patients sufferingfrom breast cancer were selected by random sampling method.Interview schedule was structured to collect informationregarding awareness of breast cancer patients. Health statusassessed by anthropometric measurement for BMI and waisthip ratio, presence of clinical sign and symptoms assessedby clinical examination and estimation of hemoglobin bycyanmethemoglobin method . One way anova test was appliedto determine the significance of the study.Results: It was found that maximum breast cancer patients(N=242) exhibited medium status of awareness whichwas found to be 80.67%. The high status of awareness wasobserved only in 15.33% breast cancer patients which wascomparatively a small number (N=46). The least numberof breast cancer patients (N=12) exhibited low status ofawareness (4%).Conclusion: The study concluded that awareness of diseasein breast cancer patients has a significant effect on their healthstatus.
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Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, BMI, Cyanmethemoglobin
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Bhadauria Shailendra Singh, Kushwah Archana. Impact of Awareness on Health Status of Breast Cancer Patients. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research . 2019 Apr; 6(4): d9-d11