Testis Tümörü Erken Tanısında Kendi Kendine Muayenenin Yeri: Dünyada ve Türkiye’de Durum

Abstract

Testis kanseri nadir görülmesine rağmen, 15-35 yaş arasında en sık görülen kanser olması nedeni ile önemli bir halk sağlığı problemidir. Kendi kendine testis muayenesi (KKTM) ise testisteki fiziksel anormalliklerin erken fark edilmesini sağlayan, uygulanması son derece basit bir yöntemdir. Erken tanı ile testis kanseri daha erken evrede tespit edilebilmekte, bu sayede uygulanacak tedavi daha az toksik ve daha basit olmaktadır. Bununla beraber, literatürdeki epidemiyolojik çalışmalar, dünyada ve ülkemizde toplumun testis kanseri ve KKTM ile ilgili bilgisinin kısıtlı olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu nedenle birçok gelişmiş ülkede testis kanserinin farkındalığını arttırmak ve KKTM teşvik etmek amacıyla çeşitli halk sağlığı kampanyaları düzenlenmektedir. (Üroonkoloji Bülteni 2014;13:127-129) Anah tar Ke li me ler: Testis kanseri, erken tanı, kendi kendine testis muayenesi Summary ÖzetBaşkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Üroloji Anabilim Dalı, Adana, Türkiye Dr. Barış Kuzgunbay The Status of Testicular Self-Examination in the Early Diagnosis of Testicular Cancer: Conjuncture in the World and in TurkeyTesticular cancer, although rarely seen, is considered to be an important public health problem since it is the mostly seen cancer in the males between the ages of 15-35. Testicular self-examination (TSE) is the easiest way to detect the physical abnormalities of the testicles earlier. Testicular cancer is detected at the earlier stage with the earlier diagnosis, thus it is likely to be associated with more simple and less toxic treatment. However, the epidemiological studies in literature describe limited awareness of men about testicular cancer and TSE in the world and in our country. Thus, various public health campaigns have been arranged in order to increase the public awareness of testicular cancer and encourage the TSE in most of the developed countries. (Bulletin of Urooncology 2014;13:127-129)

Evaluation of Testicular Self-examination Technique and Testis Cancer Knowledge Levels of Final-year Medical Students

“…Over the past 20 years there has been a 50% increase in incidence (10). It is considered to be an important public health problem in the United States and continental Europe due to the fact that it is the most common cancer between 15 and 35 years of age (11). Cancers are cancers with high treatment success.…”

Evaluation of individuals’ health beliefs and their association with testicular self-examination: adult sample from Amasya

“…Testicular cancer is a relatively rare type of cancer; it accounts for 1% of malignant tumours among men (Kılıc¸, 2016;Kuzgunbay, 2014). Nevertheless, testicular cancer has attracted attention due to the fact that it is the most common type of cancer among men aged 15-35 years, and because its prevalence has increased by 50% over the past 20 years (Pınar et al, 2011).…”

“…Furthermore, the document stated that the age-specific incidence rate of testicular cancer between the ages of 15 and 35 years is 30.6 per 100,000 people (S¸encan and _ Ince, 2016). Although testicular cancer is a type of cancer that can rapidly spread to other organs, the likelihood of successful treatment is high with early diagnosis (Dog˘an et al, 2016;Kuzgunbay, 2014;Pınar et al, 2011;Siegel et al, 2015).…”