Knowledge of Breast Cancer and Its Early Detection Measures among Female Students, in Mekelle University, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Tesfay Hailu,
Hailemariam Berhe,
Desta Hailu,
Haftu Berhe
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 4, July 2014
Pages:
57-64
Received:
17 June 2014
Accepted:
30 June 2014
Published:
10 July 2014
Abstract: Background: Breast cancer is the most common of all cancers in women both in the developed and less developed world. Its incidence rate varies from 19.3 per 100,000 women in Eastern Africa to 89.7 per 100,000 women in Western Europe. Globally, it claims the lives of 508, 000 women per year. Since risk reduction strategies cannot eliminate the majority of breast cancers, early detectionremains the cornerstone of breast cancer control. Health education and communication have been found critical to promote breast cancer prevention and screening strategies. However, to our knowledge no previous research was done in the study area and awareness about breast cancer among Ethiopian women is not well documented. This paper, therefore, attempts to assess the level of Knowledge of breast cancer and its early detection measures among female students in Mekelle University, Ethiopia.Method:An institution based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2013 to June, 2013 on randomly selected female students.. Multistage sampling technique was employed to select the study participants. A pre-tested structured questionnaire wasused to collect the data. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS. Frequencies,means, and standard deviations were computed.Result: In this study, 760 studentsparticipated making a response rate of 96%. The finding of this study showed that respondents with good knowledge score for risk factors, early detections measures and warning signs of breast cancer was 1.4%, 3.6% and 22.1% respectively. The majority 477 (62.8%) of participants practiced self-breast examination. Of the respondents who practiced breast self-examination, 201 (71.0%) reported that they practiced monthly.Conclusion: The finding of this study revealed that respondents had poor knowledge of risk factors, early detection measures and early warning signs of breast cancer. This implies that the health care system particularly policy makers, health care managers, health care professionals and community based health extension workers are giving limited attention to non-communicable disease like breast cancer despite their public health burden. Moreover, very few of the respondents have practiced self and clinical breast examination. Therefore, the Ministry of health of Ethiopia and other stalk holders should promote provision of information, education and communication targeting women, family, and the general community to increase their awareness about breast cancer and its early detection measure.
Abstract: Background: Breast cancer is the most common of all cancers in women both in the developed and less developed world. Its incidence rate varies from 19.3 per 100,000 women in Eastern Africa to 89.7 per 100,000 women in Western Europe. Globally, it claims the lives of 508, 000 women per year. Since risk reduction strategies cannot eliminate the major...
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Clinicopathological Evaluation and Outcome of Mycosis Fungoides
Ilkin Zindanci,
Mukaddes Kavala,
Ebru Zemheri,
Emek Kocaturk,
Burce Can,
Zafer Turkoglu,
Melek Koc,
Seyma Ozkanli,
Filiz Topaloglu
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 4, July 2014
Pages:
65-69
Received:
26 June 2014
Accepted:
10 July 2014
Published:
20 July 2014
Abstract: Although mycosis fungoides is the most common cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, its etiopathogenesis has not been clarified definitively and there is no standard and curative treatment method. Medical records of 57 patients diagnosed with mycosis fungoides by clinical and histopathological findings were retrospectively reviewed in our clinic. Complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, peripheral blood smear, biochemical findings, chest radiographs, and computerized tomography of all patients were reviewed; patients were staged using TNM system. The clinical presentation was classical patch/plaque form in 44patients and other forms in 13. According to TNM staging, 9patients were stage 1a, 38 were stage 1b, 5 were 2a, and 2 were stage 3, and 2 were stage 4a. The pathological findings were basal alignment of lymphocytes, reticular fibroplasia, atypical lymphocytes, and epidermotropism. Remission was achieved by topical imiquimod in 2patients, phototherapy in 30, and phototherapy and systemic treatment in 8. Remission rate with narrow band UV B was 72%, and that of psoralen UV A was 85.71%. Ten patients in remission had recurrence. Age, sex, duration of disease, and clinical presentation had no effect on remission or recurrence of mycosis fungoides. Reticular fibroplasia is a supporting histopathological finding in mycosis fungoides, together with basal alignment of lymphocytes, atypical lymphocytes and epidermotropism. Topical imiquimod treatment for local lesions and phototherapy for widespread lesions are effective, and psoralen UVA treatment seems to be more efficient than narrow band UVB.
Abstract: Although mycosis fungoides is the most common cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, its etiopathogenesis has not been clarified definitively and there is no standard and curative treatment method. Medical records of 57 patients diagnosed with mycosis fungoides by clinical and histopathological findings were retrospectively reviewed in our clinic. Complete blo...
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Immunohistochemical Expression of Endothelial Cell Markers in Case of Dieulafoy Lesion: Is There Is a Differences
Julian Ananiev,
Mariana Penkova,
Kiril Slaveykov,
Georgi Tchernev
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 4, July 2014
Pages:
70-74
Received:
18 June 2014
Accepted:
29 July 2014
Published:
10 August 2014
Abstract: Dieulafoy's lesion (DL) is a rare of cases of acute upper GIT bleeding. We investigate the immunohistochemical expression of several endothelial markers in a patient with Dieulafoy’s lesion of the stomach, by comparing the results with data on the expression of these markers in other types of gastric pathology. The histological examination of the patient with Dieulafoy’s lesion showed small erosive defect covered with fibrin, under which there were several highly deformed and dilated blood vessels with different diameters. We found that the expression of EC markers CD31, CD34, vWF and VEGF in gastric blood vessels of DL is heterogeneous and there is some differences compared with endothelial markers expression in other gastric pathology.
Abstract: Dieulafoy's lesion (DL) is a rare of cases of acute upper GIT bleeding. We investigate the immunohistochemical expression of several endothelial markers in a patient with Dieulafoy’s lesion of the stomach, by comparing the results with data on the expression of these markers in other types of gastric pathology. The histological examination of the p...
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