Abstract

Breast cancer is the most frequent type of cancer among women and the risk increases with age, with an estimated 1.67 million new cases in 2012 and a 25% incidence of all cancers in women in both developed and developing countries. It is the most frequent cause of cancer death in women in less developed regions (324,000 deaths, 14.3% of total), (Ferlay, Soerjomataram, Dikshit, Eser, Mathers, Rebelo, et al., 2015). Breast cancer is diagnosed at advanced stages of the disease in women who reside in the developing countries of the Eastern Mediterranean region (Jemal, Bray, Center, Ferlay, Ward, & Forman, 2011; Motawy et al.,2004; Sankaranarayanan, Swaminathan, Brenner, Chen, Chia, Chen, ... & Shin, 2010). This delay in diagnosis results in poor survival outcomes even though the incidence rates are less than 40 cases per 100,000 women (Ferlay et al., 2015). In the Occupied Palestinian Territories (oPt), women are less likely to participate in breast cancer screening (Azaiza, Cohen, Awad, & Daoud, 2010). The purpose of this descriptive, cross-sectional study is to examine rural Palestinian women's level of knowledge about and beliefs toward breast cancer screening (BCS), and to test if there are differences in demographic variables (age, level of education, socioeconomic status, health insurance) between women who participated in mammography vs. those who did not participate in mammography.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 13918207; ProQuest document ID: 2252618430. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Hanan Saca-Hazboun, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Alpha Nu

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

Pilot/Exploratory Study

Keywords:

Palestinian Women, Breast Cancer Screenings, Cultural Beliefs About Cancer

Advisor

Mary Pickett

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Villanova University

Degree Year

2017

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-07-10

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