Awareness of Nursing Students Regarding to Breast Cancer at New-valley Government

Abstract

Cancer is a major worldwide public health concern. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer and the most frequent cause of cancer-associated death among women in the world. However, there are huge variations in the incidence, mortality, and survival between different countries and regions and within specific regions. Breast cancer incidence in developed countries is higher, while relative mortality is greatest in less developed countries (Mohammd et al., 2018). In order to combat breast cancers, nurses have two main roles; awareness role and screening role. It is highly important for nurses to spread public health awareness about the prevention and early diagnosis of breast cancers, and they should also participate in screening campaigns for breast cancers. Therefore, it is crucial for nursing students to be aware of the necessary knowledge about breast cancers in order to conduct their future tasks, as nurses, appropriately (Patel, 2020). So, the current study aimed to assess the awareness of nursing students regarding to breast cancer at New – vally government.