Tab. II.

Participants knowledge about breast cancer.

Question	Frequency	Percentage
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among females? Yes No I don’t know	201 34 95	61 10 29
Breast cancer is a curable disease? Yes No I don’t know	202 50 78	61 15 24
Early diagnosis of breast cancer increases the chances of treatment? Yes No I don’t know	258 19 53	78 6 16
Unequal breasts size after puberty is normal? Yes No I don’t know	209 89 32	63 27 10
In most of the cases, breast cancer appears as non-painful lumps in the breast? Yes No I don’t know	195 30 105	59 9 32
Normal breast feeding decreases the probability of acquiring breast cancer? Yes No I don’t know	153 64 113	47 19 34
What are the symptoms of breast cancer? Axillary lymph nodes enlargement Breast redness or change in color Nipple discharge Sever Weight loss I don’t know	127 128 137 81 123	39 39 42 25 37
Breast cancer can be diagnosed using: Tissue biopsy Ultra sound Mammography I do not know	81 86 53 175	25 26 16 53
Risk factors of breast cancer include: Smoking Alcohol Aging: Late menopause Family history of BC Obesity Long term use of contraceptive pills I don’t know	175 107 89 58 83 63 83 116	53 32 27 18 25 19 25 35