Testicular cancer awareness and self-examination among adolescent males in a community-based youth organization

Ward, Kenneth D.; Weg, Mark W. Vander; Read, Mary; Sell, Marie A.; Beech, Bettina M.

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2005.02.003

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“…Moore and Topping (1999) found an awareness of testicular cancer in 90% of participants, but only 23% of the sample regularly performed TSE. In addition, Ward, VanderWeg, Read, Sell, and Beech (2005) found that 73% of adolescents were aware of testicular cancer but only 10.3% regularly practiced TSE. Therefore, increasing awareness is not sufficient to increase TSE, and it is important to try to understand the factors that translate awareness into practice.…”

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Testicular Self-Examination in an Adult Community Sample

2010

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The study investigated the impact of relationship status on participants' knowledge of testicular cancer and their current and planned testicular self-examination (TSE) behavior. Adult male civil servants (N = 188) were recruited in the northwest of the United Kingdom (mean age = 33.37 years, SD = 10.77). The survey instrument asked about current and intended TSE practice, knowledge of testicular cancer, as well as attitudes and beliefs toward testicular cancer and self-examination. Factor analysis identified five factors equating to the benefits of TSE, fear, perceived risk, knowledge, and fatality. In logistic regression models, the benefits of TSE, fear, and knowledge significantly predict current TSE behaviors, whereas the benefits of TSE and perceived risk predicted future TSE intentions. Models predicting TSE practice differed according to relationship status. The findings suggest that strategies designed to promote TSE should be sensitive to individual differences in the influences on a person's motivation to engage in TSE.

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Testicular Self-Examination in an Adult Community Sample

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“…As for the methodological design, one (7.2%) study was a systematic review and meta-analysis, six (42.8%) were cohort studies, one (7.2%) was a case series, two (14.3%) were expert opinions and four (28.5%) were literature reviews. *Classification not included in the proposed hierarchy of evidence (7) Regarding evidence for prevention, the studies unanimously identified self-exam of the organ as a prevention strategy for testicular cancer (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19) . Only two studies (12,18) did not present sufficient results to confirm the hypothesis, while all others (13)(14)(15)19) showed a high degree of recommen- (20)(21) .…”

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“…Knowledge on risk factors (1,14,(16)(17)(20)(21) , including: age range with highest incidence levels, cryptorchidism, previous testicular tumor, previous family history of testicular cancer in first degree relatives (father or brother), white ethnic origin and genetic alterations, is relevant for the development of programs directed at this population group (25) .…”

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“…In a study (14) that analyzed knowledge on testicular cancer and the accomplishment of the self-exam among 213 adolescents with a mean age of 15.4 years, it was verified that 73% of the adolescents had already heard about the disease, although the self-exam was little practiced among them (10.3% mentioned doing it). The authors recommend making effort to disseminate information on testicular cancer, as well as on the relevance of early diagnosis.…”

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Estratégias de prevenção para câncer de testículo e pênis: revisão integrativa

Souza

Reis

Gomes

et al. 2011

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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Portuguese / English: www.scielo.br/reeusp RESUMO Cânceres de testículo e pênis são doenças que acometem pequena parcela da população, mas geralmente são agressivas principalmente pelo impacto psicológico que exercem sobre os pacientes. Este estudo buscou identificar evidências de estratégias preventivas para tais cânceres. Foi realizada revisão integrativa de literatura, nas bases de dados Biblioteca COCHRANE, PubMed/MEDLINE, LILACS, BDENF e CINAHL, utilizando os descritores controlados: promoção da saúde, fatores de risco, prevenção primária e neoplasias urogenitais; e os não controlados: prevenção, câncer de pênis, câncer de testículo. Os estudos foram unânimes ao identificar, para o câncer de testículo, o autoexame do órgão; para o câncer de pênis, evidenciou-se a circuncisão como fator protetor, a prevenção de infecção sexualmente transmissível e a adequada higiene íntima. Os enfermeiros devem assumir a função de promotor da saúde, tendo em vista a importância dessa atitude frente à prevenção de doenças. ABSTRACT Testicular and penile cancers are genital disorders that affect a small part of population, but are generally aggressive mainly because of the dramatic psychological effect they impose over patients. The purpose of this study was to identify evidence concerning preventing strategies for the referred types of cancer. An integrative literature review was performed on the COCHRANE, PubMed/ MEDLINE, LILACS, BDENF and CINAHL databases using the following controlled descriptors: health promotion, risk factors, primary prevention, and urogenital neoplasms; and uncontrolled descriptors: prevention, penile cancer, testicle cancer. The studies were unanimous in concluding that self-examination of testicles is the best way to identify a possible event of testicular cancer. Circumcision, prevention for sexual transmission diseases and adequate hygiene were the most important manners for penile cancer prevention. Nurses should assume the role for general and specific health promotion, considering the major impact it would have for prevention of diseases, especially for the urogenital cancers studied in this review. DESCRITORES KEY WORDSGenital neoplasms, male. Risk factors. Primary prevention. Oncologic nursing. RESUMENEl cáncer de testículo y de pene son enfermedades sufridas por un pequeño segmento de la población, generalmente son agresivas, sobre todo por el impacto psicológico que ejercen sobre los pacientes. Este estudio buscó identificar evidencias de estrategias preventivas para tales cánceres. Se realizó una revisión integradora de literatura en las bases de datos Biblioteca COCHRANE, PubMed/MEDLINE, LILACS, BDENF y CINAHL, utilizando los descriptores controlados: promoción de la salud, factores de riesgo, prevención primaria y neoplasias urogenitales; y los no controlados: prevención, cáncer de pene, cáncer de testículo. Los estudios fueron unánimes al identificar, para el cáncer de testículo, el autoexamen del órgano; para el cáncer de pene se evidenció que la circuncisión es un factor de protección,...

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“…The US study on adolescent boys organized in a community-based youth organization revealed that nearly 73% of the boys had heard about testicular cancer, but only 10.3% of them performed testicular self-examination according to current recommendations (10 or more times per year) [22]. The results of this study are in line with other studies carried out among ninth to twelfth graders, revealing that more than 80% of boys in this age group never performed a testicular self-examination and that less than 10% performed it once a month [22]. As stated above, a remarkable number of men do not consult a physician about early cancer detection programs.…”

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Palpation of the Testes in Draftees: Acceptance on the Occasion of Muster and Implication for Health Promotion

Roemer¹,

Kathen²,

Schöps³

et al. 2006

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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Objectives: Testicular cancer is the most prevalent malignant neoplasm in young men. The key problem in screening for malignant testicular tumors and their main risk factors (undescended testes and testes which descended only after medical treatment) is to reach the target group of "young men". Materials and Methods: In five different military medical centers of German Armed Forces, 1600 young draftees were investigated by a standardized interview at recruitment examination between 2001 and 2003. Results: Ninety-five percent of respondents reported that they had been palpated at testes during physical examination. The percentage of draftees not palpated at their testes varied between muster centers, but did not depend on the physician's gender. Only two draftees had refused explicitly the palpation of testes. The prevalence of observed pathologic alterations of the testes was 1.69%, including two cases of cryptorchidism, 19 of varicocele, and 6 cases with other benign alterations. Conclusions: The simple and effective examination of testes should not be restricted to draftees, but promoted by compulsory health insurance funds, offered and performed routinely by all physicians who have access to the target group of "young men".

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Testicular cancer awareness and self-examination among adolescent males in a community-based youth organization

Cited by 51 publications

References 45 publications

Testicular Self-Examination in an Adult Community Sample

Testicular Self-Examination in an Adult Community Sample

Estratégias de prevenção para câncer de testículo e pênis: revisão integrativa

Palpation of the Testes in Draftees: Acceptance on the Occasion of Muster and Implication for Health Promotion

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