Breast cancer education program for women

The perception of breast cancer risk is inadequate in women aged 30 years and older of the medical office 12 in Esperanza which undermines the control of predisposing factors and early diagnosis. To determine the effectiveness of an educational program aimed at modifying this problem a quasi-experiment was developed from January 2019 to December 2020. The study population consisted of 54 patients 29 of whom selected on a non-probabilistic basis made up the sample. 31.0% of the women were 40-49 years old 79.3% were white 55.2% had menarche before the age of 12 34.5% did not breastfeed and the same percentage had family members with breast cancer; 69.0% had poor information on the subject 58.6% were sedentary 65.5% had an inadequate diet 34.5% smoked 58.6% considered they were not at risk of cancer 44.8% presented stress that exceeded limits 55.2% did not attend consultations 62.1% had an inadequate frequency of breast self-examination and 65.5% did it poorly. The educational program promoted significant changes in modifiable cancer risk factors with the exception of smoking which supported its effectiveness.