Table 2 General knowledge regarding breast cancer (n = 301)

Do you know any breast cancer screening methods?

No

N (%)

28 (9.3)

7 (5.7)

21 (11.7)

3.0897

.078

Yes

N (%)

273 (90.7)

115 (94.3)

158 (88.3%)

Do you know what mammograms are?

No

N (%)

132 (43.9)

61 (50.0)

71 (39.7)

3.1474

.076

Yes

N (%)

169 (56.1)

61 (50.0)

108 (60.3)

Every woman over the age of 40 needs to have a mammogram at least every two years

No

N (%)

15 (5.0)

6 (4.9)

9 (5.0)

0.0019

.965

Yes

N (%)

286 (95.0)

116 (95.1)

170 (95.0)

One in eight women will develop breast cancer at one point in their lives

No

N (%)

79 (95.0)

35 (28.7)

44 (24.6)

0.6324

.426

Yes

N (%)

222 (73.8)

87 (71.3)

135 (75.4)

Women at the age of 50 are more likely to have breast cancer than young women

No

N (%)

64 (21.3)

25 (20.5)

39 (21.8)

0.0728

.787

Yes

N (%)

237 (78.7)

97 (79.5)

140 (78.2)

Stress has been shown to contribute to breast cancer

No

N (%)

125 (41.5)

44 (36.1)

81 (45.3)

2.5211

.112

Yes

N (%)

176 (58.5)

78 (63.9)

98 (54.7)

Family history has a role in increasing the incidence

No

N (%)

23 (7.6)

8 (6.6)

15 (8.4)

0.3415

.558

Yes

N (%)

278 (92.4)

114 (93.4)

164(91.6)

The incidence of breast cancer and ovarian cancer in the same family is an indicator of a genetic basis of disease

No

N (%)

35 (11.6)

13 (10.7)

22(12.3)

0.1887

.664

Yes

N (%)

266 (88.4)

109 (89.3)

157 (87.7)

Increasing in the breast size is an indicator of the likelihood of incidence

No

N (%)

151 (50.2)

67 (54.9)

84 (46.9)

1.853

.173

Yes

N (%)

150 (49.8)

55 (45.1)

95 (53.1)

Is parental breastfeeding related to the possibility of incidence

No

N (%)

212 (70.4)

89 (73.0)

123 (68.7)

0.625

.429

Yes

N (%)

89 (29.6)

33 (27.0)

56 (31.3)

Is exercise related to the possibility of incidence

No

N (%)

251 (83.4)

101 (82.8)

150 (83.8)

0.0536

.816

Yes

N (%)

50 (16.6)

21 (17.2)

29 (16.2)

Chemotherapy is always the provided treatment

No

N (%)

217 (72.1)

90 (73.8)

127 (70.9)

0.2869

.592

Yes

N (%)

84 (27.9)

32 (26.2)

52 (29.1)

Is there a relationship between the development of cancer and trauma to the breast

No

N (%)

144 (47.8)

50 (41.0)

94 (52.5)

3.8655

.049

Yes

N (%)

157 (52.2)

72 (59.0)

85 (59.0)

Does trauma to the breast during intercourse have a role in the occurrence of cancer

No

N (%)

209 (69.4)

82 (67.2)

127 (70.9)

0.4773

.489

Yes

N (%)

92 (30.6)

40 (32.8)

52 (29.1)

Can a tight bra increase the incidence of breast cancer?

No

N (%)

119 (39.5)

47 (38.5)

72 (40.2)

0.0876

.767

Yes

N (%)

182 (60.5)

75 (61.5)

107 (59.8)

What is the most commonplace for proximal breast cancer metastases?

Armpit

N (%)

291 (96.7)

118 (96.7)

173 (96.6)

0.0012

.972

neck

N (%)

9 (3.0)

3 (2.5)

6 (3.4)

−0.447

0.655

Supraclavicular

N (%)

1 (0.3)

1 (0.8)

0(0.0)

−0.827

0.408