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Online-Ressource
Content:
Abstract: Objectives: Although testicular cancer (TC) is the most common tumor in young men in Western countries, there is no official cancer detection/screening program for young men in Germany. The most important TC detection tool is self-examination of the testis. Hypothetically medical students may have a diagnosis lead time and detection superiority. This study was designed to analyze whether medical students have a possible knowledge advantage over students of other faculties concerning TC and to compare male and female cancer screening demeanor and mentality. Methods: Male and female students of various faculties at the Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Germany were invited to participate in this internet-based anonymous questionnaire with questions about TC awareness/knowledge, testicular (self) examination, and cancer screening behavior. Results: In total 1,049 students (329 medical and 716 non-medical students) completed the questionnaire. In general, medical students had a significantly higher TC knowledge, especially in the more advanced stages of their medical studies (year 3-6). About 50% of medical students had knowledge of TC whereas only 21.3% of non-medical students knew about the disease (p 〈 0.01). In addition, medical students conducted scrotal examinations more frequently (34.7%) than non-medical students (18.8%). Conclusion: The knowledge about TC is low among students. In general, medical students are more aware of TC and perform more frequent testicular examinations compared to non-medical students. Female TC knowledge rises in the clinical part of studies to the same level as their male counterparts, with the result of more testicular partner examinations
Note:
Current urology. - 14, 2 (2020) , 92-97, ISSN: 1661-7657
Language:
English
URN:
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-1694687
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1159/000499253
URL:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-1694687
URL:
https://d-nb.info/1221959735/34
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