Educational alternative to prevent breast cancer

Abstract

Cancer in women in Cuba has a high incidence, as well as mortality from this cause, hence the importance of its prevention. Education for health is the central axis to achieve impact and changes in lifestyles in the population, as well as, raise the quality of life and promote healthy habits and behaviors. The article is the result of research carried out in the Provincial Sports Directorate of Holguin and proposes educational actions for the prevention of breast cancer in women who work in this sports entity. The concretion of the investigation required the use of theoretical and empirical methods. The application of educational actions influenced, from the application of psychological techniques, the modification of knowledge, beliefs and unhealthy behaviors that contributed to the early formation of healthy habits.

Keywords. Breast cancer, prevention, educational actions, women