Aim: It was aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of women aged 40-69 years about breast cancer and early diagnosis behaviors, and to determine the factors affecting these practices.Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 384 women aged 40-69 years who applied the outpatient clinics of Family Medicine, General Surgery and Internal Medicine departments at Samsun Training and Research Hospital between June and September 2019.

Data were collected by face-to-face interview method using the data collection form prepared before. Chi-Square, Mann-Whitney U test and Logistic Regression analysis were used for statistical analysis. In statistical analyses, p