Breast cancer is one of the top causes of death, particularly among women, and it affects many women. Cancer can also be caused by various factors, including acquiring genetic alteration. Doctors use radiation to detect and treat breast cancer. As a result, breast cancer becomes radiation-resistant, necessitating a new strategy for its treatment. The approach discovered by the researchers is a flavonoid, which is being researched to see if it might help treat radiation-resistant breast cancer more safely than an approved medicine already being used in the field. As a result, this study focuses on the role of flavonoids in breast cancer suppression, breast cancer gene anomalies, and the resulting apoptotic mechanism.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of nursing students’ experiences in virtual simulation practice.Methods: The participants were six nursing students who have experience in a virtual simulation. Data were collected from August to September 2019 through a focus group interview. Giorgi’s phenomenological method was used for analysis.Results: The study results revealed 3 constituents and 6 sub-constituents that are essential for nursing student’s experiences in a virtual simulation. The three constituents were: “Chaos in the virtual reality”, “The process of adjusting to chaos”, and “Becoming an independent nurse in a safe virtual reality”.Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, the following suggestions are made. Results suggest the development of virtual simulations in Korean, the use of simulations as a group activity first, and the use of simulation between lecture and practice or in the regular curriculum. The results of the study can be used as primary data for providing virtual simulation in nursing education.

Kim YJ, et al. Korean J Women Health Nurs. 2016 Sep;22(3):182-190. https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2016.22.3.182

Purpose: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Middle-aged women, in particular, have been reported to have significantly increased cardiovascular disease rates after menopause; however, their adherence to health behaviors is lower than that of other populations. This study examined the factors associated with health behaviors for MetS prevention based on the Information–Motivation–Behavior skills model and described the relationships between the components of the model in middle-aged women. Patients and Methods: This investigative study used an online self-report questionnaire survey that included 241 middle-aged postmenopausal women aged 45– 64 years. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics with SPSS 28.0, independent t-tests, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Multiple regression analysis was used to examine the relationships among the variables. Results: After controlling for age, time since menopause, and comorbidities, knowledge of MetS, social support, self-efficacy, and attitudes explained 42% of the variance in health behaviors for MetS prevention (F=18.38, p< 0.001). Among these variables, self-efficacy (β=0.33, p< 0.001), attitudes toward health behaviors (β=0.26, p< 0.001), and knowledge of MetS (β=0.13, p=0.005) had a significant impact on health behaviors for MetS prevention. Conclusion: Significant associations were found between knowledge, self-efficacy, and attitudes toward health behaviors for MetS prevention among middle-aged women. The results of this study suggest that it is essential for healthcare provider to consider the components of the Information–Motivation–Behavior skills model when developing interventions aimed at improving health behaviors for MetS prevention among middle-aged postmenopausal women.