Impact of Awareness on Health Status of Breast Cancer Patients

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dc.contributor.authorBhadauria, Shailendra Singhen_US
dc.contributor.authorKushwah, Archanaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:09:37Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:09:37Z
dc.date.issued2019-04
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: 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.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Government Medical College, Bandaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, Government PG College, Beenaganjen_US
dc.identifier.citationBhadauria 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-d11en_US
dc.identifier.issn2393-915X
dc.identifier.issn2454-7379
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/202296
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Society for Contemporary Medical Researchen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.21276/ijcmr.2019.6.4.46en_US
dc.subjectBreast Canceren_US
dc.subjectBreast Cancer Awarenessen_US
dc.subjectBMIen_US
dc.subjectCyanmethemoglobinen_US
dc.titleImpact of Awareness on Health Status of Breast Cancer Patientsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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