ACTIONS FOR PREVENTION OF BREAST CANCER AMONG NURSING LECTURERS

• Main Authors: Sayane Marlla Silva Leite Montenegro, Maria Bernadete de Sousa Costa, Simone Helena dos Santos Oliveira, Leila de Cássia Fonseca, José Melquiades Ramalho Neto, Daniel Lima Farias
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2013-03-01
• Series: Cogitare Enfermagem
• Subjects: Nursing; Prevention of breast cancer; Primary health care
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v18i1.31318
• ISSN: 1414-8536; 2176-9133

This quantitative, exploratory and descriptive study aimed to ascertain actions for the prevention of breast cancer among 20 nursing lecturers at the Federal University of Paraíba. The data was collected in August and September 2011, and the results showed that among the participants, the predominant age range was 40 – 50 years old, and that 60% worked exclusively as lecturers. It was confirmed that 17(85%) participants undertake examinations for prevention of breast cancer, principally through ultrasound of the breast and mammography, but that only 45% carry out monthly self-examination. The results indicate that the lecturers do not undertake the full range of measures against breast cancer, evidencing a gap between what they recommend as health professionals and what they do, as women.