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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Educ. 2014 Mar;29(1):44–49. doi: 10.1007/s13187-013-0540-7

Table 2. Breast cancer risk factors and knowledge before diagnosis.

Had a prior mammography N (%)
No/yes 12 (10.0)/ 108 (90.0)
Mammography frequency
every year/ Every 2 years/ Sometimes 86 (87.8)/ 7 (7.1)/ 5 (5.1)
Reporting a healthy weight at time of diagnosis
No/yes 37 (31.1)/ 82 (68.9)
Had dense breasts at mammography
No/yes/Don't Know 51 (44.7)/ 58 (50.9)/ 5 (4.4)
Consumption of recommended fruit and vegetables
No/yes 65 (54.6)/ 54 (45.4)
Consumption of fried food (times x week)
1-2 74 (66.1)
>2-5 30 (26.8)
6-7 6(5.4)
>7 2 (1.8)
Physical activity (hr x week)
None 7 (6.0)
<1 14 (12.0)
1-3 54 (46.1)
3-7 32 (27.4)
>7 10 (8.5)
Breast self exam
No/yes 9 (9.4)/ 90 (90.6)
Frequency of self exam (among yes, n=90)
Once a month 41 (45.6)
Every few months 29 (32.2)
Once a year 2 (2.2)
Only during doctor's visit 16 (17.8)
Knowledge of breast cancer as disease
No/yes 8 (6.6)/ 114 (93.4)
Overall breast cancer knowledge
Non existent 2 (1.7)
Very limited 24 (20.3)
Somewhat knowledgeable 43 (36.4)
Moderately well informed 29 (24.6)
Extremely well informed 20 (17.0)
Knowledge about treatment
Non existent 8 (6.7)
Very limited 33 (27.7)
Somewhat knowledgeable 41 (34.5)
Moderately well informed 25 (21.0)
Extremely well informed 12 (10.1)