THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RISK FACTOR AND EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER AMONG FERTILE WOMEN

Authors

  • Yuli Kusumawati Public Health Department, Faculty of Health Science, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, Surakarta
  • Tutyan Miasari Public Health Department, Faculty of Health Science, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, Surakarta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12928/kesmas.v8i2.1034

Abstract

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, 10 % of all women in the world suffer from breast cancer in her life. The pathophysiology of breast cancer is very slow in dozens or even decades. However in theearly stage,breast cancer can be identified by early detection and treatment so that strived for cancer deaths are still preventable.

Method: This study aimed to determine the relationship between family history, cigarette exposure, and the use of oral contraceptives and the action of early detection of breast cancer in fertile women ofThis study was an observational study used cross sectional design. The population was all women of childbearing age in Dawung Village Subdistrict Kebakkramat Karanganyar. Sample size was 88 taken by simple random sampling method. Data analysis was using the Fisher Exact test.

Results: The results showed that there was no correlation between family history of breast cancer, use of oral contraceptives with early detection of breast cancer. While cigarette exposure showed correlation with early detection of breast cancer.

Conclusion: It is recommended to women as well as their family to seek information regarding the risks and early detection of breast cancer. The detection can be done at least once in a month after menstruation,  although it does not include high risk.

 

Keywords: cancer history in family, cigarette exposure, oral contraception, early detection of breast cancer.

Downloads

Published

2014-11-18

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2014): Kes Mas: Jurnal Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat

Section

Articles

License

Authors who publish with Kes Mas: Jurnal Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat agree to the following terms: 

Authors transfer the copyright and grant the Kes Mas: Jurnal Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-SA 4.0) that allows others to share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material) the work for any purpose, even commercially with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in Kes Mas: Jurnal Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in Kes Mas: Jurnal Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

 Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.