In addition, the rate of deaths caused by breast cancer has an increasing trend in Iran.[ 6 ] Evidence from past studies suggests that breast cancer in Iranian women happens 10 years sooner than women in developed countries, with an average age of 47.1 years among Iranian women.[ 7 8 9 ] There are various risk factors for breast cancer, and some of them are modifiable including lack of a history of delivery until the age of 35 years, unhealthy nutrition, physical inactivity, smoking, and alcohol use.
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Self-care behaviors in high-risk women for breast cancer: A randomized clinical trial using health belief model education.
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