Table 4 Recognition of breast cancer symptoms
From: Women’s awareness of breast cancer symptoms: a national cross-sectional study from Palestine
Category of symptoms | Symptom | Total (n = 5257) n (%) | Gaza Strip n = 2551) n (%) | WBJ (n = 2706) n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breast symptoms | A lump or thickening in the breast | 4887 (92.9) | 2398 (94.0) | 2489 (92.0) | 0.004 |
Pain in one of the breasts or armpits | 3064 (58.3) | 1479 (58.0) | 1585 (58.6) | 0.66 | |
Puckering or dimpling of the breast skin | 2968 (56.5) | 1517 (59.5) | 1451 (53.6) | < 0.001 | |
Redness of the breast skin | 2945 (56.0) | 1559 (61.1) | 1386 (51.2) | < 0.001 | |
Nipple symptoms | Discharge or bleeding from the nipple | 3785 (72.0) | 1862 (73.0) | 1923 (71.1) | 0.12 |
Nipple rash | 3063 (58.3) | 1604 (62.9) | 1459 (53.9) | < 0.001 | |
Change in the position of the nipple | 2710 (51.6) | 1402 (55.0) | 1308 (48.3) | < 0.001 | |
Pulling in of the nipple | 2665 (50.7) | 1400 (54.9) | 1265 (46.7) | < 0.001 | |
Other symptoms | Lump or thickening under the armpit | 4394 (83.6) | 2161 (84.7) | 2233 (82.5) | 0.032 |
Changes in the shape of the breast or nipple | 4059 (77.2) | 2028 (79.5) | 1985 (73.4) | < 0.001 | |
Changes in the size of the breast or nipple | 4013 (76.3) | 2065 (80.9) | 1994 (73.7) | < 0.001 | |
Unexplained weight loss | 3152 (60.0) | 1544 (60.5) | 1608 (59.4) | 0.42 | |
Extreme generalized fatigue | 3054 (58.1) | 1557 (61.0) | 1497 (55.3) | < 0.001 |