Awareness of prostate cancer among patients and the general public: results of an international survey
Awareness of prostate cancer among patients and the general public: results of an international survey
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10.1038/pcan.2009.47
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2009-11-10
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本研究的目的是评估欧洲和北美公众和前列腺癌患者对前列腺癌（PCa）的认识水平。2007年底，在四个欧洲国家（英国、德国、意大利和西班牙）以及美国和加拿大进行了一项调查。总共有1008名患有前列腺癌的男性及其伴侣（“前列腺样本”）和911名未患有前列腺癌的男性及其伴侣（“健康样本”）参与了这项调查，年龄均为250岁。访谈通过电话、纸笔和网上进行。许多接受调查的人（53%）认为乳腺癌比PCa更常见。此外，来自井样本的十分之一（10%）的人认为PCa影响男性和女性。当前列腺样本被问及他们在诊断前对PCa风险的感知水平时，50%的人认为他们/他们的丈夫或伴侣在诊断前的风险很低或非常低。对PCa的主要风险因素（年龄和家族史）的认识普遍良好，但受访者对其他潜在因素的作用不太清楚，如吸烟和饮酒。这项国际调查被认为是同类调查中规模最大的一项，调查显示，尽管患者和公众对PCa的认识总体上令人满意，但PCa风险因素仍相当缺乏明确性，人们有可能低估自己/伴侣对PCa的感知风险。需要制定方案，以负责任的方式教育和告知男子及其伴侣有关前列腺癌的风险因素、患病率和筛查工具。
The objective of this study was to assess the level of awareness of prostate cancer (PCa) among the general public and PCa patients in Europe and North America. A survey was undertaken across four European countries (UK, Germany, Italy and Spain), and across the United States and Canada in late 2007. In total, 1008 men with PCa and their partners (the ‘prostate sample’), and 911 men without PCa and their partners (the ‘well sample’) participated in the survey, all aged⩾ 50 years. Interviews were conducted through telephone, pen and paper, and online. Many people surveyed (53%) thought that breast cancer is more common than PCa. Moreover, 1 in 10 people from the well sample (10%) thought that PCa affects both men and women. When the prostate sample was asked about their perceived level of risk of PCa before diagnosis, 50% believed that they/their husband or partner were previously at low or very low risk, before they were diagnosed. Awareness of the major risk factors for PCa (age and family history) was generally good, but respondents were less clear about the role of other potential factors, such as smoking and drinking alcohol. This international survey, thought to be largest of its type, shows that although patient and public awareness of PCa is generally satisfactory, there is still a considerable lack of clarity about PCa risk factors, and a danger for people to underestimate their own/their partner's perceived risk for PCa. Programmes to responsibly educate and inform men and their partners about risk factors, prevalence and screening tools for PCa are required.