Abstract

Aim: To evaluate breast cancer risk factors in women who applied to KETEM, affiliated to Atakum District Health Directorate, for breast cancer screening. Materials And Methods :This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study. 205 women who applied for breast cancer screening to the KETEM unit were included in the study. Sociodemographic, anthropometric and breast cancer risk data of the participants were obtained by applying a one to one survey, and the breast cancer risk was calculated using the gail model together with the mammografy results. Results: The average age of the participants is 52.49 ± 8.138 years, and the average BMI measurement is 29.94 ± 5.583 kg/m2. The five-year average risk score of developing breast cancer in participants whose relatives were diagnosed with breast cancer was found to be 10.61±3.83 (t= -4.680; p

Key words: Breast Cancer, Risk Factor, Gail Model, Primary Care, Cancer Prevention