Awareness Level, Knowledge and Attitude towards Breast Cancer between Medical and Non-Medical University Students in Makkah Region: A Cross Sectional Study

Abstract

The worldwide cancer incidence and mortality has rapidly increased in the last decade. The cancer burden globally estimated to have crossed 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths in 2018. As per the report of GLOBOCAN 2018, the worldwide incidence of breast cancer is 2.08 million and deaths due to breast cancer are 6.3 lakhs. With these figures, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among women worldwide accounting for 24.2% of all cancers diagnosed in women.