Knowledge of university students about oral cancer
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Resumo: | The knowledge about oral cancer prevention and causes is important. Oral cancer detection is relatively easy due to its anatomic location. Equally, the risk factors for this disease can be easily identified by the anamnesis and is related to the patient's lifestyle. The aim of this study was to evaluate university students' knowledge about oral cancer and its causes in Curitiba/PR. Three hundred female and male university adult students were randomly interviewed. A questionnaire using opened and closed questions was employed. 259 (86,3%) of the individuals answered they knew that cancer could develop in the mouth, and 117 (39%) of the individuals said knew about precursor lesions of oral cancer. Smoking tobacco (69,3%), poor oral hygiene (20,3%) and radiation exposure (10,6%) were the most probable risk factors according to the participants. Alcohol, which is considered a promoter agent, was known to be a risk factor for only 22 (8%) individuals. When questioned about the treatment, 113 (37,6%) individuals said that would look for a dentist if they had a suspicion of oral cancer. According to these results, it was concluded that a significant number of university students was aware of the risk factors involved into oral cancer pathogenesis. This work also reinforces the need to introduce preventive measures to propagate this information to the university students. |
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Knowledge of university students about oral cancerConhecimento de alunos universitários sobre câncer bucalNeoplasias bucaisPrevenção & controleFatores de riscoÁlcoolTabacoConhecimentoMouth neoplasmsPrevention & controlRisk factorsAlcoholTobaccoKnowledgeThe knowledge about oral cancer prevention and causes is important. Oral cancer detection is relatively easy due to its anatomic location. Equally, the risk factors for this disease can be easily identified by the anamnesis and is related to the patient's lifestyle. The aim of this study was to evaluate university students' knowledge about oral cancer and its causes in Curitiba/PR. Three hundred female and male university adult students were randomly interviewed. A questionnaire using opened and closed questions was employed. 259 (86,3%) of the individuals answered they knew that cancer could develop in the mouth, and 117 (39%) of the individuals said knew about precursor lesions of oral cancer. Smoking tobacco (69,3%), poor oral hygiene (20,3%) and radiation exposure (10,6%) were the most probable risk factors according to the participants. Alcohol, which is considered a promoter agent, was known to be a risk factor for only 22 (8%) individuals. When questioned about the treatment, 113 (37,6%) individuals said that would look for a dentist if they had a suspicion of oral cancer. According to these results, it was concluded that a significant number of university students was aware of the risk factors involved into oral cancer pathogenesis. This work also reinforces the need to introduce preventive measures to propagate this information to the university students.O nível de conhecimento sobre a causa e prevenção do câncer é extremamente importante. O diagnóstico do câncer bucal é relativamente fácil em função da sua localização anatômica. Além disso, os fatores de risco para esta doença podem ser facilmente detectados durante a anamnese e geralmente estão ligados ao estilo de vida do indivíduo. Esse estudo avaliou o nível de, conhecimento, de estudantes universitários da cidade de Curitiba/PR sobre câncer bucal e os fatores causais. A amostra constituiu-se de 300 universitários, maiores de 18 anos de idade, de ambos os sexos e escolhidos aleatoriamente. Um questionário específico com perguntas abertas e fechadas foi empregado. Os dados obtidos demonstraram que desses 300 entrevistados, 259 (86,3%) responderam saber que o câncer poderia ocorrer na boca e cerca de 117 (39%) afirmaram que conheciam a existência de lesões cancerizáveis. O tabagismo (69,3%), a falta de higiene bucal (20,3%) e as radiações (10,6%) foram os prováveis fatores de risco mais apontados. O álcool que é considerado um agente promotor foi considerado como fator causal da doença por apenas 22 (8%) entrevistados. Quanto ao tratamento, um total de 113 (37,6%) procuraria o cirurgião-dentista se suspeitasse de câncer na boca. Esse trabalho demonstrou que uma parcela representativa da população universitária sabe que o câncer pode acometer a boca e que o tabagismo é um dos fatores de risco, entretanto, desconhecem o papel do álcool. Esses achados reforçam a necessidade de implementação de medidas preventivas visando a divulgação dos reais fatores de risco para o câncer bucal.INCA2005-12-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArtigos, Avaliado pelos paresapplication/pdfhttps://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/191410.32635/2176-9745.RBC.2005v51n4.1914Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia; Vol. 51 No. 4 (2005): Oct./Nov./Dec.; 283-288Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia; Vol. 51 Núm. 4 (2005): oct./nov./dic.; 283-288Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia; v. 51 n. 4 (2005): out./nov./dez.; 283-2882176-9745reponame:Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online)instname:Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA)instacron:INCAporhttps://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/1914/1165Lima, Antonio Adilson Soares deFrança, Beatriz Helena SotilleIgnácio, Sérgio AparecidoBaioni, Carla Spagliareinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2021-11-29T20:29:35Zoai:rbc.inca.gov.br:article/1914Revistahttps://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revistaPUBhttps://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/oairbc@inca.gov.br0034-71162176-9745opendoar:2021-11-29T20:29:35Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online) - Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA)false |
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Knowledge of university students about oral cancer Conhecimento de alunos universitários sobre câncer bucal |
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Knowledge of university students about oral cancer |
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Knowledge of university students about oral cancer Lima, Antonio Adilson Soares de Neoplasias bucais Prevenção & controle Fatores de risco Álcool Tabaco Conhecimento Mouth neoplasms Prevention & control Risk factors Alcohol Tobacco Knowledge |
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Knowledge of university students about oral cancer |
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Knowledge of university students about oral cancer |
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Knowledge of university students about oral cancer |
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Knowledge of university students about oral cancer |
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Knowledge of university students about oral cancer |
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Lima, Antonio Adilson Soares de |
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Lima, Antonio Adilson Soares de França, Beatriz Helena Sotille Ignácio, Sérgio Aparecido Baioni, Carla Spagliare |
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França, Beatriz Helena Sotille Ignácio, Sérgio Aparecido Baioni, Carla Spagliare |
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Lima, Antonio Adilson Soares de França, Beatriz Helena Sotille Ignácio, Sérgio Aparecido Baioni, Carla Spagliare |
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Neoplasias bucais Prevenção & controle Fatores de risco Álcool Tabaco Conhecimento Mouth neoplasms Prevention & control Risk factors Alcohol Tobacco Knowledge |
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Neoplasias bucais Prevenção & controle Fatores de risco Álcool Tabaco Conhecimento Mouth neoplasms Prevention & control Risk factors Alcohol Tobacco Knowledge |
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The knowledge about oral cancer prevention and causes is important. Oral cancer detection is relatively easy due to its anatomic location. Equally, the risk factors for this disease can be easily identified by the anamnesis and is related to the patient's lifestyle. The aim of this study was to evaluate university students' knowledge about oral cancer and its causes in Curitiba/PR. Three hundred female and male university adult students were randomly interviewed. A questionnaire using opened and closed questions was employed. 259 (86,3%) of the individuals answered they knew that cancer could develop in the mouth, and 117 (39%) of the individuals said knew about precursor lesions of oral cancer. Smoking tobacco (69,3%), poor oral hygiene (20,3%) and radiation exposure (10,6%) were the most probable risk factors according to the participants. Alcohol, which is considered a promoter agent, was known to be a risk factor for only 22 (8%) individuals. When questioned about the treatment, 113 (37,6%) individuals said that would look for a dentist if they had a suspicion of oral cancer. According to these results, it was concluded that a significant number of university students was aware of the risk factors involved into oral cancer pathogenesis. This work also reinforces the need to introduce preventive measures to propagate this information to the university students. |
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