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dc.contributor.authorSungur, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorÇalışkan, Selahattin
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-13T09:03:42Z
dc.date.available2019-05-13T09:03:42Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationSungur, M., Çalışkan, S. (2019). Awareness of prostate cancer diagnosis and management among Turkish males: a cross sectional study from Çorum. The Aging Male, 1-4.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1368-5538
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/13685538.2019.1577377
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11491/1518
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy among men in the United States and the second most common cancer in Turkey. The incidence of prostate cancer is increasing in industrialized countries. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge about prostate cancer, its diagnosis, and treatment among patients with lower urinary tract symptoms. Methods: This study was performed from January to April 2015 with the patients applied to our clinic. A questionnaire that includes 10 questions was administered to the participants. Results: One hundred fifty-nine participants were included in this study. The participants’ ages were between 40 and 82 with a mean age of 61.5 ± 7.9 years. Patient awareness of prostate biopsy and prostate cancer were 21.37 and 71.06%. The main origin awareness of PSA testing is family and friends. On the other hand, if the doctor advises acout prostate biopsy, 47.16% of the patients would accept and 11.31% of them would refuse this invasive procedure. Conclusion: Prostate cancer is one of the important health-related problem among men in the world. Additional researches are needed to investigate the knowledge of prostate cancer among men and the Ministry of Health may take preventive methods to increase the cancer knowledge level of people. © 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.en_US
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Ltden_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.1080/13685538.2019.1577377en_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectBenign Prostate Hyperplasiaen_US
dc.subjectProstate Canceren_US
dc.subjectProstate Specific Antigenen_US
dc.titleAwareness of prostate cancer diagnosis and management among Turkish males: a cross sectional study from Çorumen_US
dc.typearticleen_US
dc.relation.journalAging Maleen_US
dc.departmentHitit Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri Bölümüen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US


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