HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAM ON BREAST CANCER.

HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAM ON
BREAST CANCER
1 out of 6
deaths occur
due to cancer
(Li et al., 2016)
25%
Women are the most
susceptible population for
breast cancer, and the cases
reported accounts for 25% of
Lack of
awareness
about
treatment
Lack of
health
literacy
Social
stigma
Negligence
Fear
STRATEGY
Use of
visual aids
to spread
awareness
(Shabiralyani et
al., 2015)
Use of
media and
social
media
(Andrade et al.,
2018)
Group
discussion
s
(Thotakura & M.,
2018)
References
• Andrade, E. L., Evans, W. D., Barrett, N., Edberg, M. C., &
Cleary, S. D. (2018). Strategies to increase Latino
immigrant youth engagement in health promotion using
social media: Mixed-methods study.
JMIR public health and
surveillance,
4(4), e71.
• Li, T., Mello-Thoms, C., & Brennan, P. C. (2016). Descriptive
epidemiology of breast cancer in China: incidence,
mortality, survival and prevalence.
Breast cancer research
and treatment,
159(3), 395-406.
• Shabiralyani, G., Hasan, K. S., Hamad, N., & Iqbal, N.
(2015). Impact of Visual Aids in Enhancing the Learning
Process Case Research: District Dera Ghazi Khan.
Journal
of Education and Practice,
6(19), 226-233.
• Tapia, K. A., Garvey, G., Mc Entee, M., Rickard, M., &
Brennan, P. (2017). Breast cancer in Australian indigenous
women: incidence, mortality, and risk factors.
Asian Pacific
journal of cancer prevention: APJCP,
18(4), 873.
Issu
es
Objecti
ve 1-
• create awareness on
breast cancer and its
early treatment
Objecti
ve 2-
• Decrease the rate of
breast cancer