Health Policy Challenge for Breast Cancer Prevention: A Case Report

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Hojjat Torkmandi
Akbar Pourrahimi
Mahnaz Keshavarz Afshar
Sanaz Fayazi
Mohammad Abdi

Abstract

Breast cancer early diagnosis increases treatment chances, and self-examination is one of the commonest screening methods employed by women. The case of a 24-year-old Iranian woman with a history of mild mental retardation and chest pain was reported. A large lump was detected in the breast during visitation to the surgical clinic. The parents stated the lump was  noticed due to a shape change in the clothes covering the patient's chest area. Therefore, the patient had mastectomy surgery after a biopsy and a malignant breast lump was confirmed. The registration and identification of people with mental disorder histories or various mental retardation degrees in each region's health centers to periodically assess their breast health tend to reduce the risk of late breast cancer detection in women.

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Author Biographies

Hojjat Torkmandi, Operating Room Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

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Akbar Pourrahimi, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

Scopus ID: 57201551434

WoS Researcher ID: O-9277-2017

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Mahnaz Keshavarz Afshar, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

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Sanaz Fayazi, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

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Mohammad Abdi, Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran; Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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How to Cite
Torkmandi, H., Pourrahimi, A., Afshar, M. K., Fayazi, S., & Abdi, M. (2021). Health Policy Challenge for Breast Cancer Prevention: A Case Report. Unnes Journal of Public Health, 10(2), 180-184. https://doi.org/10.15294/ujph.v10i2.40692

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