ONLINE WOMEN SELF HEALTH CHECK SYSTEM

The research was done on two main cancers that having highpercentage among women
which are breast cancer and cervical cancer. The aim of the study is to investigate the
problem that faced by women and overcome it by developing a system. The motivation
in developing the system is to decrease the percentage of the leading cause of death
among women. Research is done in the area of symptoms and risk factors of each
cancer.
The system is focus specifically for women and the main findings of the research is
related to female patient behavior and also factors that contributing to high percentage
of breast cancer and cervical cancer each year. Research indicate that more than 500
new cases of breast cancer in Malaysia each year and it than followed by cervical
cancer which indicate 12% of leading cause of death among women [The Star, 2005].
The dissertation, serves to provide women with information and steps in
communicating the problem or curiosity rather than wait till it is at the end stage.
In order to overcome the problem Online Women Self Health Check System is
developed. It is to ensure facts is transfer to more user friendly form that requires less
reading but more action. This is because by using this system, users have to interact
with the systemwhereby they have to follow the instruction given and give response to
the result obtain base on the option given. As the result of the process, user will gain
the risk level of the cancer and also list of hospital that located near to the user's
location. This element is included in the system in encouraging user to go and have
further consultation with specialist and gynecologist.

Methodology that applied in the system is incremental delivery. This is due to the
content of the system which is related to symptoms and risk factors. Both of the
elements have the potential to change overtime and thus, by using incremental delivery
it allow changes and enhancement overtime.
By having the system, it helps in encouraging women in doing self examination and
makes it as habit for healthier life style. Self examination is important as the start in
decreasing the percentage because by having examination than only these cancers can
be detected and cured.