title: Opinion of nurses regarding breast cancer screening programs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Found to be effective in its treatment. The increased incidence of breast cancer supports the implementation of breast cancer screening programs. The present study evaluates the opinion among nurses regarding breast cancer screening programs in United Arab Emirates (UAE).
  
  
  METHODS
  The study population included 154 nurses practicing at different hospitals in United Arab Emirates (UAE), all nurses who participated in the breast cancer awareness programme organized by Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE. A self-administered, pretested, structured, close-ended questionnaire was used for data collection. Statistical Analysis was performed using Predictive Analytic Software (PASW 17).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The participants' age ranged between 20 and 59 years. Fifty percent of the participants strongly agreed with the early detection of breast cancer by performing breast self examination. Thirty-nine percent were of the opinion that women aged 40 years and older should have a mammogram every year and continue to do so and 25.3% strongly felt that women in their 20s and 30s should have clinical breast examination as part of their periodic health examination by health professionals. 33.8% of the respondents strongly agree on providing information on the benefits and limitations of BSE to the female population. Twenty-six percent of the participants strongly agree that women at high risk should get magnetic resonance imaging and mammogram done every year.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study indicates the need for providing workplace training programs thus equipping them with better knowledge and enhancing their service among the general population.
authors.affiliation: GMC Hospital and Research Centre, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Venkatramana
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sreedharan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muttappallymyalil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016504:Breast Self-Examination; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014479:United Arab Emirates