Introduction: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among the females. Due to such large number of cases the DORA screening program was established in Slovenia. Cancer screening programs are a public health measure that through simple screening among people who have no clinical problems, search those who already have a pre-invasive or early-invasive form of cancer. For the program to be effective, at least 70% of the target population must participate. Screening allows us to detect and diagnose breast cancer with the help of mammography. The DORA program is intended for women between the ages of 50 and 69 and is performed at 22 locations across Slovenia. The most important risk factors for breast cancer are: female gender, older age, low age at first menstruation, high age at last menstruation, hormone therapy and contraception, obesity, alcohol. More at risk are women who do not have children and those who gave birth for the first time after the age of 30, those who have breast cancer in the family and those who have already overcome it. Purpose: To research the awareness of the DORA program among employed women at the Faculty of Health Sciences. Based on the reviewed literature, we stated 10 research questions. Methods: Descriptive method was used to review the internet and library literature. In the second part, we used the quantitative method to acquire the data with the help of pilot survey questionnaire. We used the Chi square test for statistical analysis. Results: Response to the questionnaire was 52.6%. While processing the data, we found that there are no statistically significant differences between young and old, between women with different levels of education and between women with different types of job. All surveyed women know what the DORA program is and what it is for. In general, they are well acquainted with risk factors. Nevertheless, women still do not self-examine often enough. Of the 50 women surveyed, 47 did respond or will be responding to the DORA program (94%). Discussion and conclusion: Comparisons with similar research have shown that women employed at the Faculty of Health Sciences are much more aware than women abroad. Awareness has also been rising in Slovenia over the years. The awareness of employed women at the Faculty of Health Sciences is good, but in our opinion, women are still insufficiently aware of the importance of early detection of cancer and the risk factors that significantly influence the development of cancer.
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