Racial origin is associated with poor awareness of prostate cancer in UK men, but can be increased by simple information
| Autor: | S Dezylva, Gordon Muir, G. Zhu, S Chandrasekera, Elizabeth A. Grunfeld, K Rajbabu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Urology common Ethnic group Black People Disease White People Prostate cancer Prostate Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Health Education Aged Aged 80 and over Gynecology business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) common.demographic_type Prostatic Neoplasms Middle Aged medicine.disease Black British United Kingdom medicine.anatomical_structure Increased risk Oncology Health education business Attitude to Health Demography |
| Zdroj: | Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 10:256-260 |
| ISSN: | 1476-5608 1365-7852 |
| Popis: | Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in UK men. We have shown a higher incidence and disease stage in black British men (unpublished), however there is no evidence regarding their awareness of prostate cancer and screening. We assessed the level of prostate cancer awareness and attitudes in Black and White men in the UK, and to see if written information would modify awareness. Information was collected from two groups of 871 men without prostate cancer using a new, validated, prostate cancer awareness questionnaire. The first group was asked to fill in the questionnaire, whereas the second group was initially given printed information on prostate cancer and requested to fill in the questionnaire. Data were compared between the two ethnic groups using SPSS statistical package. Changes in knowledge and attitudes after providing prostate health education were analysed. There was a significantly lower response from Black men. In the first group, Black men were unaware of their increased risk of developing the disease and demonstrated poor knowledge about the symptoms of prostate cancer (P |
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