Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women accounting for 22.9% of all female cancers. Public awareness on breast cancer is key strategy of population-based breast cancer control. Aim: the aim of this study is to assess the breast cancer awareness among females. Subject and methods: A cross sectional descriptive study including 150 adult females aging 18-65 years, attending family medicine outpatient clinics. The participants were interviewed about their socio-demographic, risk factors, awareness of breast cancer & its diagnostic modalities using a predesigned questionnaire, also demonstrated on BSE and CBE was done. Results: it was found that although 69.3 % heard about the disease of breast cancer, only 36.7 % were aware about its symptoms, breast mass as a cardinal symptom was known to 36.0%. While 18.0 % were aware about early diagnostic modalities. Although 16 % knew about BSE, only 8.7 % knew how to do it correctly. Only two participants had suspicious findings during CBE. Conclusions: The females have insufficient knowledge about breast cancer that is significantly related to education and socioeconomic status and is not related to age.