Abstract: Background: Breast cancer has been ranked as the 1 st cancer in women in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Screening,
early detection and proper treatment of Breast Cancer was associated with more chances of better prognosis and long-term
survival. The role general practitioner’s role is to provide professional knowledge, skills and support for patients as well as
their caregiver about screening and prevention. This study aimed to investigate the level of knowledge of Breast Cancer risk
factors, beliefs, diagnosis and practice of Breast Self Examination, Clinical Breast Examination and mammography among
female General Practitioners who are currently working in primary health care center in Riyadh city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire among female physicians, currently
working as General Practitioners in Primary Health Care centers were invited. Descriptive statistics: mean, standard deviation,
frequencies, percentage were calculated. Results: The majority (90%) of the respondents believed that Breast Cancer is a major
health problem and 96% were aware of the importance of mammography as a screening method. But only 19% of the studied
physicians requested mammogram as screening tool for women aged 40 years or more. Conclusion: The current study
demonstrated that knowledge about breast cancer screening was satisfactory and highlighted the need for the provision of
continuing medical education programs to improve the general practitioners' practice on cancer screening tools.