Молодежный инновационный вестникМолодежный инновационный вестник2415-7805Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования "Воронежский государственный медицинский университет имени Н.Н. Бурденко" Министерства здравоохранения Российской Федерации10895Awareness of students of Vitebsk State Medical University about risk factors of breast cancerIzkaMohamed<p>student</p>polozkaya@tut.byhttps://orcid.org/0009-0003-0585-5091Vitebsk State Medical University0411202514258611504202530072025Copyright © 2025, Izka M.2025<p>Breast cancer is one of the key problems of modern oncology, and the prognosis of overall and event-free survival of patients depends on its early diagnosis. The vastness and heterogeneity of sources of information about this disease in the modern information field creates a contradictory opinion about the risk factors affecting the development of breast cancer, symptoms and diagnostic methods. Therefore, the aim of the study was to investigate the sources of information about breast cancer and the degree of trust in them among students of the Vitebsk State Medical University and participants without medical education. As a result, it was found that both medical students and respondents with non-medical specialties have a fairly high trust in unofficial sources of information, such as family, friends and social networks. Also, an insignificant number of respondents receive information about breast cancer from medical information campaigns, such as "pink October" and others, which may indicate an insufficient number and quality of activities.</p>breast cancerawarenessinformation sourcesрак молочной железыинформированностьисточники информации1.1. Breast cancer statistics 2024 / A. N. Giaquinto, H. Sung, L. A. Newman [et al.] // CA: Cancer Journal for Clinicians. – 2024. – Vol. 74, No. 6. – P. 477-495. – DOI 10.3322/caac.21863. – EDN PDDGPO.