Nursing Students' Awareness about the Warning Signs of Cancer

Yakar, Hatice Karabuğa; Oğuz, Sıdıka; Öktem, Nuriye; Yürük, Serbülent

doi:10.4103/apjon.apjon_34_20

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“…Literature on male breast cancer awareness is limited. Awareness studies generally focused on male high school students ( Al-Amoudi et al, 2016 ), female teachers ( Al-Ismaili et al, 2020 ), migrant agricultural workers ( Furgurson et al, 2019 ), nursing students ( Yakar et al, 2021 ), women, and men ( Alsowiyan et al, 2020 ; Farsi et al, 2020 ), yet all these studies questioned breast cancer regardless of gender.…”

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Analysis of Knowledge About Male Breast Cancer Among Patients at Tertiary Medical Center

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Am J Mens Health

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In the overall population, the incidence of breast cancer in men is lower than in women. Men’s breast cancer awareness is affected both by the low incidence of breast cancer in men and by the presence of a perception that breast cancer can only be seen in women in society. This study aims to determine this awareness and guide future studies on improving social awareness. This study examined male and female patients aged 18 to 75 years who were admitted to our hospital’s general surgery outpatient clinic. A questionnaire containing questions about male breast cancer was administered to the patients, and the study was conducted face-to-face voluntarily. A total of 411 patients, 270 female and 141 male, participated in the study. The results showed that 61.1% of the participants were unaware of the possibility of breast cancer in men. Evaluation of the relationship between awareness and gender revealed that women were more knowledgeable than men ( p = .006). Educational status also had a significant influence on awareness ( p = .001). Awareness of male breast cancer in society is low. Raising public awareness of this issue will enable men to be diagnosed earlier, at a lower stage, and thus to better respond to treatment, increasing their survival time.

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Analysis of Knowledge About Male Breast Cancer Among Patients at Tertiary Medical Center

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“…In the study examining the awareness of nursing students on the signs and symptoms of cancer, it was stated that students with an individual who has cancer in their families were more aware of some cancer symptoms. It is thought that the diagnosis of cancer in the family and relatives is an important factor affecting the attitudes of individuals towards cancer (Yakar et al, 2020).…”

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Nursing students’ attitudes towards cancer and affecting factors in Turkey: A descriptive study

Kutlutürkan¹,

Kirca

Öztürk

2023

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Aim:The aim of this study was to investigate the attitudes of nursing students towards cancer as well as affecting factors. Method:This descriptive study was conducted with 949 nursing students at two state universities in Turkey. The population of this study included 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students in the nursing programs in two universities in the academic year. In collecting data, “Demographic Information Form” and “Questionnaire for Measuring Attitudes Toward Cancer - Community Version” scales were used. The data were analysed by number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskall-Wallis H test and linear regression analysis. Mann Whitney U test with Bonferroni correction was used as post-hoc test. Findings: While 63.3% of the students were at the range of 17-20 years, 87.8 % of them were female and 36.8% of them were first year students. It was determined that 51.4% of the students participated in the care and treatment practices of a patient diagnosed with cancer during clinical practices. The mean score of the Questionnaire for Measuring Attitudes Toward Cancer was 3.23±0.47. In this study, a statistically significant relationship was found between the students’ year in the program and the subscale of impossibility of recovery, between gender and the scale, having an individual diagnosed with cancer among family members and his/her immediate environment with disclosure, and the dissemination of cancer diagnosis (p< 0.05). According to the stepwise method completed in the linear regression analysis, gender and informing a patient about his/her cancer diagnosis had a significant effect on the scale (p< 0.05). Conclusions: In this study, the students were found to have negative attitudes toward cancer. In this regard, healthcare professionals should organise training programs in order to change negative thoughts and attitudes of the students during educational processes.

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Nursing Students' Awareness about the Warning Signs of Cancer

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Analysis of Knowledge About Male Breast Cancer Among Patients at Tertiary Medical Center

Analysis of Knowledge About Male Breast Cancer Among Patients at Tertiary Medical Center

Nursing students’ attitudes towards cancer and affecting factors in Turkey: A descriptive study

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