?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Awareness+regarding+female+breast+cancer+in+Kashmiri+males+-+A+study&rft.creator=Salati+%2C+SA&rft.creator=Rather%2C+A&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Breast+cancer+is+a+major+killer+disease+in+females+globally+and+in+developing+regions%2C+where+the+early+cancer+detection+facilities+are+unavailable%2C+prognosis+is+even+worse.+Awareness+about+this+disease+can+lead+to+early+detection+and+thereby+decrease+the+morbidity+and+mortality.+A+self+designed+questionnaire+was+used+to+study+the+level+of+awareness+regarding+breast+cancer+among+males.++The+questionnaire+had+15+questions+and+on+the+basis+on+score+attained%2C+the++subjects+were+classified+as+having+poor%2C+average+or+good+breast+cancer+awareness.+Out+of+624+participants%2C+555(89%25)+had+poor+breast+cancer+awareness+and+47(7.5%25)+had+average+awareness.+Only+22+(3.5%25)+had+good+awareness+about+breast+cancer.+The+level+of+awareness+regarding+female+breast+cancer+in+Kashmiri+males+is+very+low.+Measures+need+to+be+taken+to+spread+awareness+about+this+disease+in+males+so+that+they+can+play+a+vital+role+in+early+detection+of+this+disease.&rft.publisher=Dr.+BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2010-04-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6982%2F1%2F2009-4-11.pdf&rft.identifier=++Salati+%2C+SA+and+Rather%2C+A++(2010)+Awareness+regarding+female+breast+cancer+in+Kashmiri+males+-+A+study.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6982%2F