Public awareness of testicular cancer and self-examination in Turkey: A multicenter study of Turkish Urooncology Society
| dc.contributor.author | Kuzgunbay B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yaycioglu O. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Soyupak B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kayis A.A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ayan S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yavascaoglu I. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cal C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Beduk Y. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aslan G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mungan A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kaplan M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Muezzinoglu T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bozlu M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Turkeri L. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-10T11:14:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-10T11:14:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description.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. © 2013 Elsevier Inc. | |
| dc.identifier.DOI-ID | 10.1016/j.urolonc.2011.01.020 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/50134 | |
| dc.title | Public awareness of testicular cancer and self-examination in Turkey: A multicenter study of Turkish Urooncology Society | |
| dc.type | Article |