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Results: Results showed a low level of knowledge on breast can- SKIN AGEING
cer particularly on symptoms and risk factors of breast cancer. Only
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20% of the women have ever performed breast self-examination
(BSE) on a regular basis. Clinical breast examination (CBE) was per- Bioinformatic identification of potential
formed by 15% of eligible participants and less than 10% reported sacrificial proteins in ageing tissues
ever having at least one mammography. Multiple Linear Regres-
sion analysis showed that knowledge on breast cancer screening, Matiss Ozols 1 , Sarah A. Hibbert 1 , Rachel E.B.
perceived benefits of BSE, confidence to do BSE were significant Watson 1 , Christopher E.M. Griffiths 1 , Michael J.
predictors of breast cancer screening practices (p < 0.05). Sherratt 2,∗
Conclusion: This study indicates women’s beliefs and knowl- 1 University of Manchester, Manchester, United
edge play important roles for BCS. Therefore they need to
Kingdom
understand benefits of breast cancer screening and perform prac- 2 University of Manchester, Molecular Biochemistry,
tices towards breast health care in the community.
Manchester, United Kingdom