| Summary: | Introduction: breast cancer is a serious health problem and one of the leading causes of death worldwide.
Objective: to identify the main risk factors for the onset of breast cancer and the level of knowledge about its early diagnosis in women belonging to the Number 4- Clinic from the No. VII Health Area in Cienfuegos, from September 2017 to April 2018.
Methods: descriptive observational cross-sectional study on a series of cases with a population of 70 women, where all of them were included. Socio-demographic variables, reproductive risk factors, sedentary lifestyle, pathological antecedents and other variables were studied; data were recorded in a form.
Results: there are no noticeable differences between age groups or skin color; 22.9 % of women did not breastfeed, 42.9 % had an irregular menstrual cycle; 50 % of women who know about breast self-examination have a higher educational level, while 51 did not have a clinical breast examination.
Conclusions: reproductive risk factors for breast cancer, related to an irregular menstrual cycle and a breastfeeding period less than six months, predominated. A high educational level was associated with a greater knowledge of breast self-examination by women.
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