Help-Seeking Behavior from Breast Cancer Symptoms: A Conceptual Analysis

Chulei Ji; Yue Wen; Yi Zhou; Xianjie Zhang; Ru Yu

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Help-Seeking Behavior from Breast Cancer Symptoms: A Conceptual Analysis

Chulei Ji, Yue Wen, Yi Zhou, Xianjie Zhang, Ru Yu

Published in European Journal of Preventive Medicine (Volume 10, Issue 2)

Received: 4 April 2022 Accepted: 18 April 2022 Published: 26 April 2022

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Abstract

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women in many countries, and its incidence is still rising. Many studies have shown that early diagnosis and treatment lead to better outcomes and higher survival rates for breast cancer patients. However, many patients do not seek help after noticing breast symptoms, resulting in delays in diagnosis and treatment. This would not only have a bad effect on the treatment but also increase the medical cost. Popularizing the concept of breast cancer hell-seeking behavior, combined with the theory of planned behavior to further analyze it, to achieve a positive influence on this kind of patient. After finding corresponding symptoms, breast cancer patients experienced their reactions, assessed their symptoms, explained their symptoms, and finally found medical workers for consultation, and completed the behavior of asking for help. Based on the conceptual analysis of the behavior of seeking the help of breast cancer patients, this paper explains in detail the definition, attribute, symptom assessment, change of psychological activities, specific cases, and knowledge background of breast cancer, so that relevant personnel has a full understanding of the symptoms and psychological activities of patients, to know the reasonable attitude and make the right behavior. This can not only improve the awareness and significance of seeking help for breast cancer patients but also improve the survival rate of patients.

Published in	European Journal of Preventive Medicine (Volume 10, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ejpm.20221002.12
Page(s)	64-68
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Help-Seeking Behavior, Breast Cancer, Theory of Planned Behavior

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Chulei Ji, Yue Wen, Yi Zhou, Xianjie Zhang, Ru Yu. (2022). Help-Seeking Behavior from Breast Cancer Symptoms: A Conceptual Analysis. European Journal of Preventive Medicine, 10(2), 64-68. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ejpm.20221002.12

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Chulei Ji; Yue Wen; Yi Zhou; Xianjie Zhang; Ru Yu. Help-Seeking Behavior from Breast Cancer Symptoms: A Conceptual Analysis. Eur. J. Prev. Med. 2022, 10(2), 64-68. doi: 10.11648/j.ejpm.20221002.12

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Chulei Ji, Yue Wen, Yi Zhou, Xianjie Zhang, Ru Yu. Help-Seeking Behavior from Breast Cancer Symptoms: A Conceptual Analysis. Eur J Prev Med. 2022;10(2):64-68. doi: 10.11648/j.ejpm.20221002.12

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Chulei Ji

Department of Anesthesiology, The People’s Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, China
Yue Wen

Department of the Operating Room, The People’s Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, China
Yi Zhou

Department of the Operating Room, The People’s Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, China
Xianjie Zhang

Department of Anesthesiology, The People’s Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, China
Ru Yu

Department of Anesthesiology, The People’s Hospital of Deyang City, Deyang, China

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Chulei Ji; Yue Wen; Yi Zhou; Xianjie Zhang; Ru Yu. Help-Seeking Behavior from Breast Cancer Symptoms: A Conceptual Analysis. Eur. J. Prev. Med. 2022, 10(2), 64-68. doi: 10.11648/j.ejpm.20221002.12

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Chulei Ji, Yue Wen, Yi Zhou, Xianjie Zhang, Ru Yu. Help-Seeking Behavior from Breast Cancer Symptoms: A Conceptual Analysis. Eur J Prev Med. 2022;10(2):64-68. doi: 10.11648/j.ejpm.20221002.12

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