Breast cancer awareness, risk factors and screening practices among future health professionals in Ghana: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Like many other women in the developing world, the practice of breast cancer screening among Ghanaian women is unsatisfactory. As a result, many cases are diagnosed at advanced stages leading to poor outcomes including mortalities. An understanding of the awareness and predictors of breast examination is an important first step that may guide the design of interventions aimed at raising awareness across the general population.

Perceived Breast Cancer Risk among Female Undergraduate Students in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: While breast cancer accounts for the highest mortality among women across the globe, little is known about its perceived risks among them. We examined the perceived risk of breast cancer among undergraduate female university students in Ghana.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey of 358 undergraduate female students at the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana.