title: [Factors associated with secondary breast cancer prevention in Maringá, Paraná State, Brazil].
abstract: This study analyzed the prevalence of secondary breast cancer prevention and associated factors in women 40 to 69 years of age in Maringá, Paraná State, Brazil. Prevalence was 64.5% for breast self-examination, 71.5% for clinical examination, and 79% for mammography. The data suggest that age, schooling, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, religion, and prior hormone replacement therapy influenced the rates of the three types of examination. Preventive practices were significantly more common among women of higher socioeconomic status. Proper orientation and performance of preventive measures and tests should be at the reach of all women in the highest-risk age bracket, thereby decreasing late diagnosis and avoidable deaths and increasing the odds of curing breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Unidade de Ensino Superior Ingá, Faculdade Ingá, Maringá, Brasil. jessicamaringa@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Jéssica Carvalho de
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: Sandra Marisa
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pelloso
authors.forename: Maria Dalva de Barros
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016504:Breast Self-Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004522:Educational Status; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D055502:Secondary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014504:Urban Health