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The prevalence of breast cancer remind high. Women are suggested to conduct a Self Breast Examination (BSE) to identify abnormal lumps in the breast. However, research around exposure to information about BSE is currently limited especially among school age. The objective of this study was identify the correlation between exposure to information about BSE and perceptions as well as behavior of early detection of breast cancer in female teenagers in Kertayasa Tourism Vocational School. This study was descriptive correlation study with cross-sectional approach. Respondents were 167 female students year 10 and 11. Data was collected using a self-developed questionnaire and analyzed using Spearman Rho. The majority of respondents (60.5%) were aged 16 years. Findings indicated that there was a significant relation between exposure to information and perception, rs= .334, n= 167, p<0.001 with high exposure score associated with high perception score. Similarly, there was also a significant relation between information exposure and behavior, rs= 0.504, n=167, p<0.001with high exposure score associated with high behavior score. Health practitioners are expected to increase the exposure to information to the teenagers through health education.