Devita Madiuw: Cancer Risk Assessment Instruments In Women: Literature review JMCRH: Vol. 3 Issue 3 182 CANCER RISK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS IN WOMEN: LITERATURE REVIEW Devita Madiuw 1 , Yanti Hermayanti 1 , Tetti Solehati 1 1 Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran Corresponding Email:: imasulydevita@gmail.com Abstract Early detection of cancer or cancer screening is important. The right measurement tool is needed to conduct early detection of cancer. The instrument of assessment would help health workers in the early detection of cancer in women. This literature review aimed to identify instruments for detecting the risk of cancer in women. The research method was a literature review, the articles were searched from four databases including CINAHL, Science Direct, Pubmed and Proquest. After the critical appraisal, there were 5 articles that fit the inclusion criteria, including the publication year from 2014 to 2019. The results found four instruments such as Breast cancer risk assessment (BCRA); Six Point Scale and Referral Screening Tool (RST); Perceived risk scale; Online self-test questionnaires. Not much research has been done using instruments to assess the risk of cancer in women. Limited instruments were found in this study even though the incidence of cervical cancer is also high. More research is needed to develop instruments for assessing cancer risk in women, especially cervical cancer. Key words: Early detection, risk assessment instrument, women’s cancer. INTRODUCTION Breast cancer and cervical cancer are identified as the most deaths causes of women in the world, respectively 15.0% and 7.5% (IARC, 2018). Based on 2018 GLOBOCAN data, the highest incidence of cancer for women in Indonesia is breast cancer, which is 42.1 per 100,000 population with an average dead of 17 per 100,000 population, followed by cervical cancer of 23.4 per 100,000 population with an average death 13.9 per 100,000 population (IARC, 2019). These data indicate that the incidence and death rates from breast cancer and cervical cancer are still high. Various programs have been made by the government to reduce the incidence of breast cancer and cervical cancer, including early detection or screening programs. Until 2014, early detection programs for breast cancer and cervical cancer have been running in 1,986 Health Public Centers in 304 districts/cities in 34 provinces in Indonesia (Pusat Data dan Informasi Kementerian Kesehatan RI, 2015). However,