Abstract: Objective To analyze the breast cancer awareness and breast self-examination status in high-risk populations with breast disease, so as to provide a basis for prevention and treatment of breast cancer. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among patients with suspected breast diseases who had mammography in a hospital in Zhengzhou from June 2018 to May 2019. The survey contents included the general situation of the participants, breast cancer awareness and breast self-examination. The status of breast cancer awareness and self-examination of the group were analyzed, and the correlation analysis of the scores of each part of the awareness and self-examination status were conducted. Result sA total of 390 breast cancer patients at high risk by mammography were investigated in Zhengzhou. They were 18 to 65 years old. Of all the cases, 209(53.6%) were urban residents, 221(56.7%) had high school education or above, 349(89.5%) were married (with spouse), and 338(86.7%) had childbearing history. The total score of breast cancer awareness in high-risk breast cancer patients was (88.76 ± 8.40) and the total score of breast self-examination was (18.26 ± 2.11), both of which were at medium levels. The subjects aged 36 to 45 years, with high school education or above, working, living in urban area, and married had higher total breast cancer cognitive scores and total breast self-examination scores (all P <0.01). Pearson correlation analysis showed that the status of breast self-examination was positively correlated with breast cancer awareness (all P <0.05). Conclusion The status of breast cancer awareness and self-examination were not optimistic, and the status of breast self-examination was positively correlated with the awareness of breast cancer. Targeted interventions should be taken to improve the awareness of breast cancer and the status of breast self-examination for early detection of breast cancer.

Key words: Breast, Breast self-examination, Knowledge, attitude, practice