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This is the descriptive study designed to search for the risk factors of breast cancer among the Korean women in two community areas. Data were gathered from September 1 to October 31, 2008. The questionnaire consisting of total 19 items based on the Risk Calculate items by the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Center(NBOCC) was distributed to those who agreed to participate for in the study. Total 189 questionnaires were used in final analysis, and the gathered data were analyzed with the SPSS 17.0 program. Such descriptive statistics as frequency and percentage were used to figure out the general characteristics and the risk factors of breast cancer of the subjects and further the risk of breast cancer according to their general characteristics and the risk factors of breast cancer. The relationships among the risk factors about breast cancer were then analyzed by Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The results of the study were as follows: 1) The results regarding the general characteristics showed that with those aged 41-50 accounting for the majority at 27.5%; 68.3% of the subjects were married; 43.4% were housewives; mean height was 159.4cm with 62% ranging 151-160cm; and mean weight was 55.8kg with 58.7% ranging 51-60kg. 2) As for the characteristics regarding the risk factors of breast cancer, 82.0% of them had BMI of 18.5-24.9; 81.5% of the subjects ’didn’t drink’; the early age of menarche was 12 or later in 94.2%; 92.1% didn’t take contraceptive pills for the last ten years; 68.6% didn’t reach the late age of menopause; 90.5% had no experience with hormone replacement therapy for estrogen and progesterone for the last five years; 56.6% had the first full-term pregnancy before 30 years old; as for the family history of breast cancer, 92.6% and 79.9% didn’t have family history of breast cancer in the close and distant relations respectively; as for the family history of ovarian cancer, 93.7% and 90.5% didn’t have family history of ovarian cancer in the close and distant relations, respectively; 87.3% didn’t take a genetic test for breast cancer; 89.9% were not diagnosed with lobular carcinoma in situ(LCIS); 88.9% were not diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ(DCIS); 69.8% didn’t take a histological exam for breast cancer; and 96.3% said that they would receive ongoing management when they turned out to have great risk for breast cancer. 3) As for the overall risk of breast cancer, 91.5% of the subjects fell into the "low" risk group. 4) As for the correlations among the risk factors of breast cancer, the risk of breast cancer was positively correlated with age(r=.195, p<0.05), marital status(r=.149, p<0.05), menopause(r=.253, p<0.01), hormone therapy(r=.215, p<0.01), family history of breast cancer in close relations(r=.471, p<0.01), family history of breast cancer in distant relations(r=.188, p<0.01), genetic test for breast cancer(r=.200, p<0.01), and DCIS(r=.158, p<0.05).
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