Public awareness of testicular cancer and self-examination in Turkey: A multicenter study of Turkish Urooncology Society

Abstract Background Testicular self-examination is the easiest and cheapest way to scan testicular cancer. However, the public awareness about testicular self-examination is very low. We aimed to investigate the public awareness of Turkish people about testicular cancer and testicular self-examinati...

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Veröffentlicht in:Urologic oncology 2013-04, Vol.31 (3), p.386-391
Hauptverfasser: Kuzgunbay, Baris, M.D, Yaycioglu, Ozgur, M.D, Soyupak, Bulent, M.D, Kayis, Aliye Atay, Ph.D, Ayan, Semih, M.D, Yavascaoglu, Ismet, M.D, Cal, Cag, M.D, Beduk, Yasar, M.D
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Background Testicular self-examination is the easiest and cheapest way to scan testicular cancer. However, the public awareness about testicular self-examination is very low. We aimed to investigate the public awareness of Turkish people about testicular cancer and testicular self-examination. Methods We performed a survey consisting of 10 questions concerning testicular cancer and testicular self-examination in 799 students in the first year of 12 different medical schools. Aiming for a common method of data collection, the questionnaires were administered to the students during a class just before the lesson started. The whole data from all of the centers were pooled in a common data-base file. Results Eighty-nine (11.1%) of the participants reported that they had knowledge about testicular cancer, but only 11 (1.4%) of them answered all the questions about testicular cancer correctly. Eight (1%) of the participants reported that they had been performing testicular self-examination routinely once a month. Four (0.5%) of them were both well informed about testicular cancer and had been performing testicular self-examination once a month as suggested. Conclusion The present study showed that awareness on testicular cancer and testicular self-examination is very low and suggests a need for efforts in Turkey to increase public awareness and education.
ISSN:1078-1439
1873-2496
DOI:10.1016/j.urolonc.2011.01.020