THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BREAST CANCER AMONG

MALE MEDICAL STUDENTS, JEDDAH, 2011

AL-AMOUDI S, ALZHRANI W, BUGIS O, ALMUTAIRI T, BALOSH

A, ALDEEK B,SHAHEEN M

Introduction

Breast cancer remains the most

commonly diagnosed cancer in

women, and it is the second leading

cause of cancer related death.

Worldwide, more than a million

women are diagnosed with breast

cancer every year.

Introduction

Low cancer awareness contributes

to delay in presentation for cancer

symptoms, and may lead to a delay

in cancer diagnosis .

Breast self-examinations detects new breast cancers

in high-risk women undergoing screening

mammogram, clinical breast examination and yearly

breast MRI.

Introduction

The aim of this study is to assess the

level of breast cancer knowledge of

Saudi Male Medical students, which will

help in designing breast cancer

awareness education programs for the

younger generations.

Introduction

This study was carried

out at :

Methods

King Abdulaziz University Hospital

AlBatarji College

Ibnsina College

Between April and June 2011

A detailed questionnaire on cancer breast was designed with all

the needed information and distributed to Male Medical students.

Methods

The questionnaires were collected and

the data were entered and analyzed

using the Statistical Package for Social

Sciences version 15 (SPSS Inc, Chicago,

IL, USA).

Methods

Results

Demographic data

% N Age  23.45 ±

1.75Mean ± SD

  (22-25) Range% N Marital Status92 368 Single6.5 26 Married1.5 6 Divorced% N Family History of Breast Cancer

23.8 95 yes

The study includes 400 Male Medical Students

Correct knowledge of studied group about risk factor

Results

0.00%

20.00%

40.00%44%

16%26%

47%30%

Knowledge about Breast Cancer

Results

0%

30%

60%

20.00%

74.00%

7.80%32.50%

Knowledge about Breast Cancer

Results

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

17.30%22.30%

67.50%

Conclusion& Recommendation

THE LIMITED KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF

BREAST CANCER AMONG MALE MEDICAL

STUDENTS IN THE STUDIED FACULTIES

MIGHT BE AN OBSTACLE TO SCREENING

PROGRAMS AND EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF

BREAST CANCER

Awareness programs should be developed including

lectures, seminars, workshops, and hands on training.

Empowering male medical students with knowledge is

one important area to work on through the curriculum

to help in the fight against breast cancer .

Conclusion& Recommendation

This study calls for further ones to

demonstrate the areas of deficiencies and

the best ways to implement proper

strategic plans for the future.

Conclusion& Recommendation

A L - A M O U D I S , A L Z H R A N I W , B U G I S O , A L M U TA I R I T, B A LO S H A , A L D E E K

B , S H A H E E N M