The launch of Cancer Research UK’s ‘Reduce the Risk’ campaign: Baseline measurements of public awareness of cancer risk factors in 2004

Redeker, Claudia; Wardle, Jane; Wilder, Deborah; Hiom, Sara; Miles, Anne

doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2008.10.018

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“…(12) This may be due to the fact that this study was carried out among educated population and as such most of them were aware of tobacco as to be a cause for oral cancer.22% students had misconception that dental fillings cause oral cancer. Results of the present study are in contrast to the studies done in Iran (13) and Srilanka (14) where less number of people were aware of risk factors for oral cancer. This may be due to the fact that these studies were carried among patients in hospital settings as compared to the student population in the present study.…”

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confidence: 55%

Awareness of oral cancer among non medical students: a survey

Kadiyala¹,

Jayaraj²

2017

Int j curr adv res

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Objective: To know the awareness of oral cancer and their attitude and habits of tobacco use among non-medical students.Methods: The present survey was carried out from 1st December to 30 December, 2016 in non medical universities of chennai. The study population included students ranging from 19 to 25 years of age who had no background knowledge of medicine and were not related to any branch of the medical sciences. A total of 100 students were randomly selected in this study. The information was gathered by asking questions using a well structured questionnaire covering aspects regarding knowledge about oral cancer, causative factors of oral cancer, dental attitude of the patients. The questionnaire was explained to the students completely prior to handing it out to them. Study protocol and the use of data for research was fully explained to the students to get fully informed and understood content. The data collected was analysed by using Microsoft Excel 2007. Results:In this study 60% students were males and 40% were females. 84% of students were familiar with the word oral cancer, 42% of students were aware that cigarette can cause oral cancer while 33% stated snuff dipping as cause of oral cancer. 45% students thought lump is the sign of oral cancer. With regards to frequency of visiting a dentist 55% said that they will visit a dentist in trouble.Conclusion: Educated population of this region are unaware mainly about risk factors. 22% students had misconception that dental fillings cause oral cancer. 43% of students think that oral cancer is communicable. This affects the cancer patient psychologically. 55% of students visit the dentist only when they are in pain.So it is important that routine visits of people is necessary as prevention is better than cure. This study showed that the educated population of this region is unaware of basic knowledge about oral cancer especially about its signs and symptoms. INTRODUCTIONOral cancer is the 6 most commonly reported malignancy worldwide.(1) Although many types of cancer occur in oral cavity, about 90% of these are squamous cell carcinomas.(2) Out of the many factors associated with oral cancer, tobacco usage has been identified as the strongest.(3) Oral cancer is becoming a major health concern because of the recent rise in its incidence especially in underdeveloped countries. According to worldwide statistics an estimated 263900 new cases were found with 128000 deaths annually worldwide.(4) About 58% cases of oral cancer occur in south and south east Asia.(5) Likewise the condition in India is far worse, according to statistics by WHO(GLOBOCAN 2008) overall oral cancer is second most commonest disease in India with deaths occurring annually. Inspite of the increased mortality and morbidity oral cancer remains may have a better prognosis if it's detected at an early stage.Thus awareness from signs of oral cancer and knowledge about its causative factors is very important as majority of the public still remains unaware of basic knowledge about oral cancer.(6) M...

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Awareness of oral cancer among non medical students: a survey

Kadiyala¹,

Jayaraj²

2017

Int j curr adv res

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“…Indeed, the western dietary pattern including red and processed meat and refined grains and sedentary lifestyles are associated with increase the risk of cancer (Falzon et al, 2012;Yusof et al, 2012), It is perhaps surprising that previous studies conducted in the UK showed similar findings and that awareness in the UK was not greater than in Oman (Wardle et al, 2001;Redeker et al, 2009).…”

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“…This is expected for smoking but the striking finding from our study is that, majority of respondents were also aware that drinking alcohol is a risk factor for cancer. The findings from western studies, where alcohol is commonly used, showed only modest awareness of the public that excessive alcohol intake increased risk of cancer (Wardle et al, 2001;Redeker et al, 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%

Awareness of Risk Factors for Cancer among Omani adults- A Community Based Study

Al-Azri

Al-Rasbi

Al-Hinai³

et al. 2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Cancer is the leading cause of mortality around the world. However, the majority of cancers occur as a result of modifiable risk factors; hence public awareness of cancer risk factors is crucial to reduce the incidence. The objective of this study was to identify the level of public awareness of cancer risk factors among the adult Omani population. Conclusions:The majority of respondents in this study in Oman were not aware of the common risk factors for cancer. It may be possible to reduce the incidence of cancers in Oman by developing strategies to educate the public about these risk factors.

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“…Survival from many types of cancer can be significantly improved if the detection and treatment started at an early stage (Adlard and Hume, 2003;de Nooijer et al, 2002;Keeney et al, 2011), while some major types of cancer are potentially avoidable with healthy prevention practices (Redeker et al, 2009;San et al, 2005). Early detection is possible when people have the knowledge to identify warning signs of cancer (Keeney et al, 2011).…”

Section: Development and Validation Of A Cancer Awareness Questionnaimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For instance, knowledge pertaining to the link between certain behaviours like smoking or physical inactivity is one variable influencing the participation in healthy behaviour and prevention of unhealthy ones (Pérez-Contreras et al, 2004). In addition, other prevention behaviours including tackling modifiable risk factors and increasing participation in cancer screening programs are vital in reducing cancer incidence and mortality (Redeker et al, 2009).…”

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Development and Validation of a Cancer Awareness Questionnaire for Malaysian Undergraduate Students of Chinese Ethnicity

Loo¹,

Ang²,

Yim³

2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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The launch of Cancer Research UK’s ‘Reduce the Risk’ campaign: Baseline measurements of public awareness of cancer risk factors in 2004

Cited by 81 publications

References 23 publications

Awareness of oral cancer among non medical students: a survey

Awareness of oral cancer among non medical students: a survey

Awareness of Risk Factors for Cancer among Omani adults- A Community Based Study

Development and Validation of a Cancer Awareness Questionnaire for Malaysian Undergraduate Students of Chinese Ethnicity

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