title: Reasons for clinical breast examination in women applying at a cancer screening center in Erzurum.
abstract: This study was conducted to investigate the reasons for application of women for Clinical Breast Examination (CBE).
  
  
  METHODS
  This descriptive study involved 155 women who applied to Cancer Screening and Education Center of Numune Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey between December 1, 2008 and January 30, 2009. The data collection was performed by evaluation of demographic characteristics of the participants using a descriptive information form to identify the application reasons.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The age range of the participants was 37-68 years (mean: 48.7 years). Of the participants, 43.9% applied for breast screening; 31.0%, for pathological changes in the breast; 17.4%, for breast check-up, and 7.7%, for concerns over familial risk.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most of the women (69.0%) applied to the center without any pathological changes in their breasts.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, Health College of Adana, Çukrurova University, Adana, Turkey. sevban_adana@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sevban
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.forename: Ayfer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tezel
authors.forename: Ayda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Çelebioglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D016504:Breast Self-Examination; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D014421:Turkey