PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Victoria McMaster AU - Sally Nichols AU - David Machin TI - Evaluation of breast self-examination teaching materials in a primary care setting DP - 1985 Dec 01 TA - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners PG - 578--580 VI - 35 IP - 281 4099 - http://bjgp.org/content/35/281/578.short 4100 - http://bjgp.org/content/35/281/578.full SO - J R Coll Gen Pract1985 Dec 01; 35 AB - A study was designed to determine the effectiveness of breast self-examination teaching materials in a primary care setting. The Women's National Cancer Control Campaign tape/slide programme and leaflets were displayed in a health centre, both independently and in combination. Women leaving the health centre were interviewed about breast cancer and the information on breast self-examination contained in the educational material. Both the leaflet and tape/slide programme, independently, increased knowledge about breast cancer and self-examination, but only to a small extent. They were more effective in combination, mainly in increasing knowledge of breast self-examination, rather than knowledge of breast cancer or breast abnormalities.