Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — 77% of Saudi women have enough information about breast cancer and know the importance of the earlier examination to detect it, the National Center for Public Opinion Polls (NCPOP) confirmed.

The NCPOP's confirmation came during its disclosure of a random opinion poll they conducted on about 1,078 Saudi women about breast cancer, as the results showed a high awareness among them about this disease.

76% of women gave the correct answer about what the mammogram device is and its function, which is that it helps in the early detection of breast cancer, while 3% of them said that it protects against breast cancer.

7% of women said that a mammogram reduces the risk of breast cancer, 2% said that the device causes the spread of breast cancer, if any, and 12% of the women indicated that they do not know what the function of the mammogram is.

As for the efforts exerted to raise awareness and educate about breast cancer prevention, 62% of the women said that they are excellent, while 27% said they are good, 7% said they are poor, and 4% of the women said they do not know.