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Aim: Breast cancer is an important public health problem that poses a threat to all women. Many women worry about getting breast cancer. Women’s worry affects their perception of breast cancer risk and their attitude toward early detection methods. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the breast cancer worry of the adult women who applied to family health centres and to evaluate the approaches to the early diagnosis methods and determine the risk factors for breast cancer. Methods: Data for this cross-sectional and descriptive study was gathered from 570 women who are 20 years old or older through a face-to-face questionnaire, Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Form and Breast Cancer Worry Scale. All the participants were registered in family health centres in Tokat province. Chi-square test was used for statistical analysis. A p<0.05 level was considered statistically significant. Results: The mean age of the women was 40.5±12.6, 81.8% were married, 55.6% were graduates of secondary school and above. The breast cancer worry scale was low for 86.8% of women and high for 13.2%. The difference between the age group and breast cancer worry was statistically significant (p=0.006). There was a significant difference between breast cancer worry level and reproductive risk factors along with healthy habits (p<0.05). According to breast cancer risk assessment scores, 96.5% of the women were found at low risk and 3.5% of them at moderate risk. Conclusion: The women's breast cancer worry level was low in our study and their risk perception was not sufficient.

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