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

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dc.authoridKUZGUNBAY, BARIS -- 0000-0002-0011-9322en_US
dc.contributor.authorKuzgunbay, Baris
dc.contributor.authorYaycioglu, Ozgur
dc.contributor.authorSoyupak, Bulent
dc.contributor.authorKayis, Aliye Atay
dc.contributor.authorAyan, Semih
dc.contributor.authorYavascaoglu, Ismet
dc.contributor.authorCal, Cag
dc.contributor.authorBeduk, Yasar
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-27T12:10:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-28T10:00:08Z
dc.date.available2019-07-27T12:10:23Z
dc.date.available2019-07-28T10:00:08Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.department[Kuzgunbay, Baris -- Yaycioglu, Ozgur] Baskent Univ, Fac Med, Dept Urol, TR-06490 Ankara, Turkey -- [Soyupak, Bulent] Cukurova Univ, Fac Med, Dept Urol, Adana, Turkey -- [Kayis, Aliye Atay] Suleyman Demirel Univ, Fac Econ & Adm Sci, Dept Econometr, TR-32200 Isparta, Turkey -- [Ayan, Semih] Cumhuriyet Univ, Fac Med, Dept Urol, Sivas, Turkey -- [Yavascaoglu, Ismet] Uludag Univ, Fac Med, Dept Urol, Bursa, Turkey -- [Cal, Cag] Ege Univ, Fac Med, Dept Urol, Izmir, Turkey -- [Beduk, Yasar] Ankara Univ, Fac Med, Dept Urol, TR-06100 Ankara, Turkeyen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: 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. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.urolonc.2011.01.020en_US
dc.identifier.endpage391en_US
dc.identifier.issn1078-1439
dc.identifier.issn1873-2496
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid21429771en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84875376510en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage386en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.urolonc.2011.01.020
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/8747
dc.identifier.volume31en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000317169500016en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherELSEVIER SCIENCE INCen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUROLOGIC ONCOLOGY-SEMINARS AND ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONSen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectSurveyen_US
dc.subjectTesticular canceren_US
dc.subjectTesticular self-examinationen_US
dc.titlePublic awareness of testicular cancer and self-examination in Turkey: A multicenter study of Turkish Urooncology Societyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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